Handwriting OCR vs io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan
Handwriting OCR is an MCP server published by Handwriting-OCR. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan is an MCP server published by RECERQA. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Handwriting OCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:141e2e00e706 Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 18 892 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.1 Downloads/month (npm): 104 Downloads/week (npm): 33 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Handwriting OCR | io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 17 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 18 892 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/handwriting-ocr) | On your machine (rq-scan-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/handwriting-ocr/handwriting-ocr-mcp-server | github.com/recerqa/rq-scan |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Handwriting OCR
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Handwriting OCR.
io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan
MCP Server for RQ-SCAN - AI-powered document OCR and data extraction platform
How to run each
Handwriting OCR As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>" --transport stdio handwriting-ocr -- docker run -i --rm -e API_TOKEN mcp/handwriting-ocrRequires: API_TOKEN (secret)
io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "RQSCAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_RQSCAN_API_KEY>" --env "RQSCAN_ORGANIZATION_ID=<YOUR_RQSCAN_ORGANIZATION_ID>" --transport stdio rq-scan -- npx -y rq-scan-mcpRequires: RQSCAN_API_KEY (secret), RQSCAN_ORGANIZATION_ID
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Handwriting OCR asks for
API_TOKEN (secret)
Only io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan asks for
RQSCAN_API_KEY (secret)RQSCAN_API_URLRQSCAN_ORGANIZATION_IDRQSCAN_WORKSPACE_ID
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Handwriting OCR · What it can do: io.github.RECERQA/rq-scan · Compare two other plugins
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