Markitdown vs tech-writer
Markitdown is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). tech-writer is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GLINCKER Team. 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 |  Markitdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cb5f26d30b6 Forks (GitHub): 14 244 Pulls (Docker Hub): 161 204 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 191 287 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace glincker/claude-code-marketplace | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 37 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 | Markitdown | tech-writer |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 191 287 (better) | 37 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 161 204 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 14 244 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/markitdown) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/markitdown | github.com/glincker/claude-code-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-19 |
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
Markitdown
A lightweight MCP server for calling MarkItDown.
tech-writer
Technical documentation specialist - create docs, API references, user guides for technical and non-technical audiences
How to run each
Markitdown As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio markitdown -- docker run -i --rm mcp/markitdowntech-writer As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add glincker/claude-code-marketplace
/plugin install tech-writer@glincker-marketplaceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of tech-writer 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: Markitdown · What it can do: tech-writer · 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.