Needle vs Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement
Needle is an MCP server published by needle-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Docker MCP Catalog, Official MCP Registry). Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement is an MCP server published by pcp183. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:d3fd314f40c3 Forks (GitHub): 24 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 150 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 104 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 104 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 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 | Needle | Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 104 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 150 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 24 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-06 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (agent-services-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/needle-ai/needle-mcp | github.com/pcp183/agent-services-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-17 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 11 h ago, requires authentication | Status out of date: last check 46 h ago returned HTTP 404 |
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.
Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement
27 pay-per-call agent tools (KYB, VAT, sanctions, tenders, data). Pays via x402; holds no funds.
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)
Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http agent-services-mcp https://agent-services-mcp-production.up.railway.app/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only the endpoint of Needle responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Needle · What it can do: Agent Services (x402): compliance, company, procurement · Compare two other plugins
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