Needle Remote vs tandoor-recipes-mcp
tandoor-recipes-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑21.
Needle Remote is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). tandoor-recipes-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Zac Clifton. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 cliftonz/tandoor-recipe-mcp | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-21 Version: 2.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | tandoor-recipes-mcpno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 6 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.needle.app/mcp) | On your machine (@cliftonz/tandoor-recipes-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/cliftonz/tandoor-recipe-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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 tandoor-recipes-mcp
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Search Cookwala recipes by diet, allergen, method and language; dry-run them safely. Read-only.
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Recipes tools for recipes, meals, cooking by UnClick.
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Software Sausage Recipe Finder
Find source-linked AI tool recipes and retrieve complete, reproducible run kits.
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Find free public recipes; import links and plan meals from your cookbook. Private tools need a plan.
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Discover, preview, and save recipes and meal plans with RecipeBee; private actions require OAuth.
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prep-it com.recipe-clipper/prep-it
Search, save, organize, cook, and share recipes with any AI assistant.
What each says it does
Needle Remote
Production-ready RAG service to search and retrieve data from your documents.
tandoor-recipes-mcp
Tandoor Recipes MCP server — full Tandoor API coverage with resources, prompts, and AI URL/image import.
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)
tandoor-recipes-mcp
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
Only Needle Remote asks for
NEEDLE_API_KEY (secret)
Only tandoor-recipes-mcp asks for
TANDOOR_MCP_PROFILETANDOOR_TOKEN (secret)TANDOOR_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Needle Remote · What it can do: tandoor-recipes-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.