Maestro vs pinion-os
Maestro is an MCP server published by maestro-org. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). pinion-os is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by chu2bard. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  Maestro | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:00309c887383 Forks (GitHub): 3 Pulls (Docker Hub): 31 509 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace chu2bard/pinion-os | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 97 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 | Maestro | pinion-os |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 25 (worse) | 97 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 31 509 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/maestro-mcp-server) | On your machine (pinion-os) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 35 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 10 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/maestro-org/maestro-mcp-server | github.com/chu2bard/pinion-os |
| 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
Maestro
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposing Bitcoin blockchain data through the Maestro API platform. Provides tools to explore blocks, transactions, addresses, inscriptions, runes, and other metaprotocol data.
pinion-os
On-chain AI skills (balance, tx, price, wallet, chat, send, trade, fund) via x402 micropayments on Base
How to run each
Maestro As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "API_KEY_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio maestro-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e API_KEY_API_KEY mcp/maestro-mcp-serverRequires: API_KEY_API_KEY (secret)
pinion-os As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add chu2bard/pinion-os
/plugin install pinion-os@pinion-osCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of pinion-os publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Maestro asks for
API_KEY_API_KEY (secret)
Only pinion-os asks for
PINION_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Maestro · What it can do: pinion-os · 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.