Heroku vs agents
Heroku is an MCP server published by heroku. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). agents is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by fazer.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  Heroku | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:bc972fc22f00 Forks (GitHub): 30 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 533 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 82 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace fazer-ai/agents-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.51 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | Heroku | agents |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 82 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 533 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-20 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/heroku) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 34 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/heroku/heroku-mcp-server | github.com/fazer-ai/agents-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
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
Heroku
Heroku Platform MCP Server using the Heroku CLI.
agents
Skills do fazer.ai agents: onboarding (subir do zero num VPS), desenvolvimento (mexer no código) e operação (debugar em produção).
How to run each
Heroku As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "HEROKU_API_KEY=<YOUR_HEROKU_API_KEY>" --transport stdio heroku -- docker run -i --rm -e HEROKU_API_KEY mcp/herokuRequires: HEROKU_API_KEY (secret)
agents As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add fazer-ai/agents-skills
/plugin install agents@agentsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of agents publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of agents publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Heroku · What it can do: agents · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.