Inspektor Gadget vs clash
Inspektor Gadget is an MCP server published by inspektor-gadget. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). clash is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Empathic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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): 13 385 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 28 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace empathic/clash | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 34 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 | clash |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 28 (worse) | 34 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 385 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) | 6 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 5 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/inspektor-gadget/ig-mcp-server | github.com/empathic/clash |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-17 |
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.
clash
Permission enforcement for Claude Code tool usage with policy-based rules, hierarchical settings, and optional kernel-enforced sandboxing via Landlock/seccomp (Linux) and Seatbelt (macOS)
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-gadgetclash As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add empathic/clash
/plugin install clash@clashCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of clash 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: clash · 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.