Lara Translate vs singcompress
Lara Translate is an MCP server published by translated. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). singcompress is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by SingCompress Contributors. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Lara Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0424253c6b8f Forks (GitHub): 22 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 096 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 100 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace dljw/singcompress | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 17 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 | Lara Translate | singcompress |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 100 (better) | 17 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 096 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 22 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/lara) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/translated/lara-mcp | github.com/dljw/singcompress |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-16 |
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
Lara Translate
Connect to Lara Translate API, enabling powerful translation capabilities with support for language detection and context-aware translations.
singcompress
Compress LLM output tokens up to 72% using Singlish grammar — copula omission, PRO-drop, topic-comment restructuring, and aspect particles. Three intensity levels: light (siudai), medium (default), heavy (gau).
How to run each
Lara Translate As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=<YOUR_LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>" --transport stdio lara -- docker run -i --rm -e LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET mcp/laraRequires: LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
singcompress As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add dljw/singcompress
/plugin install singcompress@singcompressCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of singcompress publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of singcompress publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Lara Translate · What it can do: singcompress · 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.