JetBrains vs jdwp-debugging
JetBrains is an MCP server published by GannaChernyshova. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). jdwp-debugging is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Jan (Novoj) Novotný. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |   JetBrains | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a662cac15c5d Forks (GitHub): 7 Pulls (Docker Hub): 59 525 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace fgforrest/mcp-jdwp-java | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.10.1 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 32 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 | JetBrains | jdwp-debugging |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (worse) | 32 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 59 525 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/jetbrains) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 30 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gannachernyshova/mcp-jetbrains | github.com/fgforrest/mcp-jdwp-java |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
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
JetBrains
A model context protocol server to work with JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc. Also, works with Android Studio.
jdwp-debugging
Java JDWP debugger via MCP — set breakpoints, inspect runtime state, evaluate expressions, mutate variables, catch exceptions at throw site, trace execution with logpoints.
How to run each
JetBrains As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio jetbrains -- docker run -i --rm mcp/jetbrainsjdwp-debugging As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add fgforrest/mcp-jdwp-java
/plugin install jdwp-debugging@mcp-jdwp-javaCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of jdwp-debugging publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only JetBrains asks for
IDE_PORT
Only jdwp-debugging asks for
MCP_TIMEOUTMCP_TOOL_TIMEOUT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: JetBrains · What it can do: jdwp-debugging · 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.