Kubectl vs openclaw
Kubectl is an MCP server published by rohitg00. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). openclaw is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by daymade. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |   Kubectl |  openclaw |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a6bf30877095 Forks (GitHub): 186 Pulls (Docker Hub): 26 945 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 964 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace daymade/claude-code-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 228 Stars (GitHub): 1 480 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 | Kubectl | openclaw |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 964 (worse) | 1 480 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 26 945 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 186 (worse) | 228 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kubectl-mcp-server) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 26 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server | github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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
Kubectl
MCP Server that enables AI assistants to interact with Kubernetes clusters via kubectl operations.
openclaw
Manage OpenClaw (龙虾 / lobster) instance configurations, gateway health, and plugin lifecycle — audit, diff, copy, add-model, list, and switch models across openclaw.json files; diagnose a parked or down gateway, plugin register failures, and hooks blocked after an upgrade; confirm whether an install is out of date. Use when juggling multiple OpenClaw / Claude Code wrapper instances, applying DeepSeek model patches, managing default models and aliases, or validating config.
How to run each
Kubectl As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio kubectl-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm mcp/kubectl-mcp-serveropenclaw As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add daymade/claude-code-skills
/plugin install openclaw@daymade-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of openclaw 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: Kubectl · What it can do: openclaw · 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.