Lara Translate vs glot
Lara Translate is an MCP server published by translated. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). glot is an MCP server published by MattJeff. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  Lara Translate |  glot |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0424253c6b8f Forks (GitHub): 23 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 155 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 100 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | glot |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 100 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 155 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 23 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-18 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/lara) | On your machine (glot-i18n) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/translated/lara-mcp | github.com/mattjeff/glot |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| 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
Lara Translate
Connect to Lara Translate API, enabling powerful translation capabilities with support for language detection and context-aware translations.
glot
AI-native i18n: live string context, validated translations, glossary for your app catalogs
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)
glot As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --transport stdio glot -- npx -y glot-i18n mcpRequires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of glot publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Lara Translate asks for
LARA_ACCESS_KEY_IDLARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
Only glot asks for
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Lara Translate · What it can do: glot · 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.