API Gateway vs Better Computer Use
API Gateway is an MCP server published by rflpazini. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Better Computer Use is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ridelink0. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |   API Gateway |  Better Computer Use |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cc67b4a037f Forks (GitHub): 12 Pulls (Docker Hub): 59 119 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace davepoon/buildwithclaude | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.11.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | API Gateway | Better Computer Use |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 59 119 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 12 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/api-gateway) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 0 | 10, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 5 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/rflpazini/mcp-api-gateway | github.com/ridelink0/claude-computer-use |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
API Gateway
A universal MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to integrate any API with Claude Desktop using only Docker configurations.
Better Computer Use
Codex-style computer use for Claude Code. Drives Windows and macOS apps through the accessibility tree instead of screenshots, so it targets exactly, survives display scaling, and costs about 20x fewer tokens. It can also work on the same desktop while you keep working, telling your input apart from its own.
How to run each
API Gateway As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-api-gateway -- docker run -i --rm mcp/api-gatewayBetter Computer Use As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add davepoon/buildwithclaude
/plugin install computer-use@buildwithclaudeCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Better Computer Use publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only API Gateway asks for
API_1_HEADER_AUTHORIZATIONAPI_1_NAMEAPI_1_SWAGGER_URL
Only Better Computer Use asks for
CU_ALLOWED_APPSCU_ALLOW_SLASH_COMMANDSCU_APPSHOTCU_BACKGROUND_AT_TURN_ENDCU_BLOCKED_APPSCU_CONFIRMCU_DESKTOP_SCOPECU_IDLE_MSCU_MODECU_PLUGIN_DATA
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: API Gateway · What it can do: Better Computer Use · 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.