Inspektor Gadget vs ponytail-sec
Inspektor Gadget is an MCP server published by inspektor-gadget. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). ponytail-sec is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Andy Pitcher. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  Inspektor Gadget | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a54c99a50a81 Forks (GitHub): 6 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 605 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 28 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace andypitcher/ponytail-sec | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.5 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 12 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 | Inspektor Gadget | ponytail-sec |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 28 (better) | 12 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 605 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/inspektor-gadget) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 37 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/inspektor-gadget/ig-mcp-server | github.com/andypitcher/ponytail-sec |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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
Inspektor Gadget
AI interface to troubleshoot and observe Kubernetes/Container workloads.
ponytail-sec
Security companion, full-project audit, and context-aware triage. Finds the smallest diff that breaks the attack chain; applies nothing.
How to run each
Inspektor Gadget As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio inspektor-gadget -- docker run -i --rm mcp/inspektor-gadgetponytail-sec As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add andypitcher/ponytail-sec
/plugin install ponytail-sec@ponytail-secCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of ponytail-sec publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Inspektor Gadget · What it can do: ponytail-sec · 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.