Javadocs vs io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp
Javadocs is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp is an MCP server published by arvindand. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  Javadocs |  io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:956552d90476 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 35 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.2.3 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 35 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 | Javadocs | io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 35 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 9 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (www.javadocs.dev/mcp) | On your machine (docker.io/arvindand/maven-tools-mcp:latest) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 8 | 10 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/arvindand/maven-tools-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Javadocs
Access to Java, Kotlin, and Scala library documentation.
io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp
JVM dependency intelligence for AI assistants via Maven Central
How to run each
Javadocs As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http javadocs https://www.javadocs.dev/mcpio.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio maven-tools-mcp -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/arvindand/maven-tools-mcp:latestCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Javadocs has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Javadocs declares
get_javadoc_indexget_javadoc_symbolget_source_filelist_javadoc_symbolslist_source_filessearch_artifactssymbol_to_artifact
Only io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp declares
analyze_dependency_ageanalyze_project_healthanalyze_release_patternscheck_multiple_dependenciescheck_version_existscompare_dependency_versionsget_library_docsget_version_timelineresolve_library_id
Both declare
get_latest_version
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Javadocs · What it can do: io.github.arvindand/maven-tools-mcp · 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.