Needle Remote vs algolia
algolia is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
Needle Remote is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). algolia is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bermon Painter. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Needle Remote | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace bpainter/composable-dxp-claude-marketplace | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 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 Remote | algoliano longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 2 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.needle.app/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 18 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/bpainter/composable-dxp-claude-marketplace |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 301 (3 days ago) | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of algolia
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Connect LLM tools to your Algolia account with user-scoped access for internal workflows.
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algolia-search com.mcparmory/algolia-search
Search multiple indices, index data, and get personalized recommendations
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Sanity content platform integration with MCP server, agent skills, and slash commands. Query and author content, build and optimize GROQ queries, design schemas, and set up Visual…
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This plugin connects AI coding agents to the Shopify Dev MCP server, giving them access to Shopify's dev docs, API schemas, and development guidance.
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Comprehensive skills for building Medusa applications: backend (modules, workflows, API routes), admin UI (widgets, forms, tables), and storefronts (SDK integration, React Query).
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Teaches Claude Code the complete Shopify Polaris web component library (<s-*> custom elements) for building Shopify App Home UIs. Covers all 46 components with props, events…
What each says it does
Needle Remote
Production-ready RAG service to search and retrieve data from your documents.
algolia
Twelve specialists for implementing Algolia-powered search experiences in composable platforms — index design (records, attributes, replicas, virtual replicas), relevance tuning (ranking, custom ranking, synonyms, query rules, typo, A/B, NeuralSearch hybrid), React InstantSearch / Next.js Hooks, the Autocomplete UI library, direct search-client usage (RSC, edge, multi-index), indexing pipelines (Marketplace app vs. Ingestion vs. custom Vercel-Function indexer), API-key strategy and secured keys for multi-tenant filtering, the Recommend API (Related Items, FBT, Trending, Looking Similar), AI surface (Personalization, NeuralSearch, Query Categorization, Dynamic Re-Ranking), Insights events and A/B testing, the Contentful ↔ Algolia integration we ship by default on Composable DXP engagements, and Algolia MCP / CLI workflows for agent-led delivery. One agent (algolia-agent) sequences them. Five slash commands (/algolia-bootstrap, /algolia-audit, /algolia-relevance-review, /algolia-reindex, /algolia-keys-rotate) c
How to run each
Needle Remote As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http needle https://mcp.needle.app/mcpRequires: NEEDLE_API_KEY (secret)
algolia
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.
Only Needle Remote has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of algolia publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Needle Remote · What it can do: algolia · Compare two other plugins
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