Python Refactoring Assistant vs cpp-language-server
Python Refactoring Assistant is an MCP server published by slamer59. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cpp-language-server is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4cd4303da424 Forks (GitHub): 6 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 749 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 54 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 | Python Refactoring Assistant | cpp-language-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (worse) | 54 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 749 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (worse) | 12 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mcp-python-refactoring) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | See EULA/LICENSE.txt in @microsoft/cpp-language-server NPM package |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/slamer59/mcp-python-refactoring | github.com/microsoft/cpp-language-server |
| 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
Python Refactoring Assistant
Educational Python refactoring assistant that provides guided suggestions for AI assistants.
cpp-language-server
Navigate and interact with your C++ code using the Microsoft C++ Language Server.
How to run each
Python Refactoring Assistant As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-python-refactoring -- docker run -i --rm mcp/mcp-python-refactoringcpp-language-server
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cpp-language-server 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: Python Refactoring Assistant · What it can do: cpp-language-server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.