Heroku vs com.pulsemcp/hatchbox
Heroku is an MCP server published by heroku. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.pulsemcp/hatchbox is an MCP server published by pulsemcp.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  com.pulsemcp/hatchbox |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:bc972fc22f00 Forks (GitHub): 30 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 447 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 82 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 189 Downloads/week (npm): 42 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 81 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 | com.pulsemcp/hatchbox |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 82 (better) | 81 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 447 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (better) | 10 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/heroku) | On your machine (hatchbox-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 34 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 9, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/heroku/heroku-mcp-server | github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers |
| 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
Heroku
Heroku Platform MCP Server using the Heroku CLI.
com.pulsemcp/hatchbox
MCP server for Hatchbox Rails hosting — env var inspection, deploys, and process monitoring.
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)
com.pulsemcp/hatchbox As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "HATCHBOX_ACCOUNT_ID=<YOUR_HATCHBOX_ACCOUNT_ID>" --env "HATCHBOX_API_KEY=<YOUR_HATCHBOX_API_KEY>" --env "HATCHBOX_APP_ID=<YOUR_HATCHBOX_APP_ID>" --env "HATCHBOX_DEPLOY_KEY=<YOUR_HATCHBOX_DEPLOY_KEY>" --transport stdio hatchbox -- npx -y hatchbox-mcp-serverRequires: HATCHBOX_ACCOUNT_ID, HATCHBOX_API_KEY (secret), HATCHBOX_APP_ID, HATCHBOX_DEPLOY_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.pulsemcp/hatchbox publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Heroku asks for
HEROKU_API_KEY (secret)
Only com.pulsemcp/hatchbox asks for
ALLOW_DEPLOYSHATCHBOX_ACCOUNT_IDHATCHBOX_API_KEY (secret)HATCHBOX_APP_IDHATCHBOX_APP_NAMEHATCHBOX_DEPLOY_KEY (secret)READONLYSSH_KEY_PATHWEB_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Heroku · What it can do: com.pulsemcp/hatchbox · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.