Inspektor Gadget vs container-guard
container-guard is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
Inspektor Gadget is an MCP server published by inspektor-gadget. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). container-guard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, 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): 13 989 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 28 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | container-guardno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 28 | 3 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 989 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/inspektor-gadget) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) |
| 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 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/inspektor-gadget/ig-mcp-server | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of container-guard
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Audit Dockerfiles for root users, baked-in secrets, curl-pipe-shell and unpinned base images.
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base-image-eol-lint io.github.jmshinhwa/base-image-eol-lint
Marks every base image in your Dockerfiles, compose files and CI workflows whose security patches ha
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Lint Dockerfiles for root users, latest tags, secrets in ENV or ARG, missing HEALTHCHECK and more.
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Build optimized Docker images and improve Dockerfile best practices
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Docker-authored knowledge skills for AI coding agents across Dockerfiles, Compose, Docker Agent, Docker Sandboxes, and safe Docker workflows.
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Supply-chain security alerting and OCI image CVE comparison
What each says it does
Inspektor Gadget
AI interface to troubleshoot and observe Kubernetes/Container workloads.
container-guard
Audit Dockerfiles and docker-compose for security best practices
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-gadgetcontainer-guard
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of container-guard 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: container-guard · 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.