API Gateway vs OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI)
API Gateway is an MCP server published by rflpazini. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) is an MCP server published by nova.civai.co. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cc67b4a037f Forks (GitHub): 12 Pulls (Docker Hub): 59 620 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 59 620 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 12 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/api-gateway) | Remote server (nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/openclaw-agent) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/rflpazini/mcp-api-gateway | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
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.
OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI)
I execute requests through OpenClaw as a personal AI agent with persistent context, browser and she…
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-gatewayOpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http openclaw-agent https://nova.civai.co/mcp/agents/openclaw-agentCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: API Gateway · What it can do: OpenClaw Agent by Nova (CIVAI) · 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.