Kong Konnect vs com.korushield/koru-shield
Kong Konnect is an MCP server published by Kong. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). com.korushield/koru-shield is an MCP server published by korushield.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  Kong Konnect |  com.korushield/koru-shield |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7988d6e1b0bf Forks (GitHub): 17 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 488 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 45 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 300 Downloads/week (npm): 29 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Kong Konnect | com.korushield/koru-shield |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 45 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 488 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 17 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kong) | Remote server (mcp.korushield.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kong/mcp-konnect | github.com/korushield/koru-shield-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 404 (21 h ago) |
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
Kong Konnect
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Kong Konnect APIs, allowing AI assistants to query and analyze Kong Gateway configurations, traffic, and analytics.
com.korushield/koru-shield
Manage Koru Shield DNS filtering: profiles, rules, categories, schedules, and logs.
How to run each
Kong Konnect As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio kong -- docker run -i --rm -e KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/kongRequires: KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
com.korushield/koru-shield As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http koru-shield https://mcp.korushield.com/mcpRequires: KORU_SHIELD_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only com.korushield/koru-shield has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of com.korushield/koru-shield publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Kong Konnect asks for
KONNECT_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)KONNECT_REGION
Only com.korushield/koru-shield asks for
KORU_SHIELD_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Kong Konnect · What it can do: com.korushield/koru-shield · 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.