Needle vs io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp
Needle is an MCP server published by needle-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp is an MCP server published by SamuelSHernandez. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  Needle |  io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d3fd314f40c3 Forks (GitHub): 24 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 800 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 104 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.6.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 527 Downloads/week (PyPI): 195 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.6.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 527 Downloads/week (PyPI): 195 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Needle | io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 104 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 11 800 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 24 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/needle-mcp) | On your machine (laserfiche-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 6, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/needle-ai/needle-mcp | github.com/samuelshernandez/laserfiche-mcp |
| 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
Needle
Production-ready RAG service to search and retrieve data from your documents.
io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp
MCP server for self-hosted Laserfiche repositories — search and read documents from Claude.
How to run each
Needle As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "NEEDLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_NEEDLE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio needle-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e NEEDLE_API_KEY mcp/needle-mcpRequires: NEEDLE_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "LF_PASSWORD=<YOUR_LF_PASSWORD>" --env "LF_REPOSITORY_ID=<YOUR_LF_REPOSITORY_ID>" --env "LF_REPO_API_URL=<YOUR_LF_REPO_API_URL>" --env "LF_USERNAME=<YOUR_LF_USERNAME>" --transport stdio laserfiche-mcp -- uvx laserfiche-mcpRequires: LF_PASSWORD (secret), LF_REPOSITORY_ID, LF_REPO_API_URL, LF_USERNAME
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.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Needle asks for
NEEDLE_API_KEY (secret)
Only io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp asks for
LF_API_VERSIONLF_PASSWORD (secret)LF_READ_ONLYLF_REPOSITORY_IDLF_REPO_API_URLLF_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Needle · What it can do: io.github.SamuelSHernandez/laserfiche-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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