Kafka Schema Registry vs kafka-skills
Kafka Schema Registry is an MCP server published by aywengo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). kafka-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Lenses.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |   Kafka Schema Registry | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:f78d0b6ef818 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 32 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace lensesio/agentic-engineering-for-apache-kafka | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 66 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 | Kafka Schema Registry | kafka-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 32 (worse) | 66 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (worse) | 19 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-25 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (aywengo/kafka-schema-reg-mcp:stable) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 29 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 10 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aywengo/kafka-schema-reg-mcp | github.com/lensesio/agentic-engineering-for-apache-kafka |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-26 |
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
Kafka Schema Registry
Comprehensive MCP server for Kafka Schema Registry operations. Features multi-registry support, schema contexts, migration tools, OAuth authentication, and 57+ tools for complete schema management. Supports SLIM_MODE for optimal performance.
kafka-skills
Eight Kafka skills (topic audit, consumer lag, perf review, schema, security, connectors, DLQ, python client scaffold) powered by the Lenses MCP server
How to run each
Kafka Schema Registry As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PASSWORD>" --env "SCHEMA_REGISTRY_USER=<YOUR_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_USER>" --transport stdio kafka-schema-reg-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PASSWORD -e SCHEMA_REGISTRY_USER aywengo/kafka-schema-reg-mcp:stableRequires: SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PASSWORD (secret), SCHEMA_REGISTRY_USER (secret)
kafka-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add lensesio/agentic-engineering-for-apache-kafka
/plugin install kafka-skills@lensesioCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of kafka-skills publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of kafka-skills publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Kafka Schema Registry · What it can do: kafka-skills · Compare two other plugins
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