Comparison

API Gateway vs io.github.sns45/dear-claude

API Gateway is an MCP server published by rflpazini. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.sns45/dear-claude is an MCP server published by sns45. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	API Gateway	io.github.sns45/dear-claude
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:9cc67b4a037f Forks (GitHub): 12 Pulls (Docker Hub): 58 717 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 231 Downloads/week (npm): 43 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

API Gateway vs io.github.sns45/dear-claude
Fact	API Gateway	io.github.sns45/dear-claude
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	44 (better)	0 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	58 717	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	12 (better)	1 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/api-gateway)	On your machine (dear-claude)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	2	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	3, secrets among them: 0	27, secrets among them: 15
Licence	Not stated	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/rflpazini/mcp-api-gateway	github.com/sns45/dear-claude
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11

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

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

A universal MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to integrate any API with Claude Desktop using only Docker configurations.

io.github.sns45/dear-claude

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Spawn Claude Code instances from 6 platforms when 'Dear Claude' is mentioned.

How to run each

API Gateway As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-api-gateway -- docker run -i --rm mcp/api-gateway

io.github.sns45/dear-claude As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN>" --env "GIPHY_API_KEY=<YOUR_GIPHY_API_KEY>" --env "GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --env "GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --env "JIRA_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_JIRA_API_TOKEN>" --env "JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --env "LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --env "NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --transport stdio dear-claude -- npx -y dear-claude

Requires: DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN (secret), GIPHY_API_KEY (secret), GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret), GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret), JIRA_API_TOKEN (secret), JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret), LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret), NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET (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 io.github.sns45/dear-claude publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Only API Gateway asks for

API_1_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION
API_1_NAME
API_1_SWAGGER_URL

Only io.github.sns45/dear-claude asks for

DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN (secret)
DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR
DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST
DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT
GIPHY_API_KEY (secret)
GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
GITHUB_APP_ID
GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)
GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Show the remaining 15

GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)
JIRA_API_TOKEN (secret)
JIRA_DOMAIN
JIRA_USER_EMAIL
JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)
LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
LINEAR_CLIENT_ID
LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)
NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
NOTION_CLIENT_ID
NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)
NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH
TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: API Gateway · What it can do: io.github.sns45/dear-claude · 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 2026-10-18. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.