Needle Remote vs Reticle Red laser design tools
Reticle Red laser design tools is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
Needle Remote is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Reticle Red laser design tools is an MCP server published by reticle-red.com. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. 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 |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 1.0.0 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 Remote | Reticle Red laser design toolsno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.needle.app/mcp) | Remote server (reticle-red.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository | Not stated | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-19 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Answered with HTTP 301 (23 h 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 Reticle Red laser design tools
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Laser cut files (SVG, DXF, PDF) from a prompt or a picture, plus SVG checks before you cut.
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Design a laser engraving for a WELANDA snus case, preview it and hand the user a checkout link.
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Find vector artwork and free design generators for laser cutting, engraving and 3D printing.
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Measure and price laser, plasma, waterjet and CNC jobs from DXF, G-code and STL files
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Routes design tasks to designarena.ai's top-ranked model via OpenRouter across 14 categories.
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Lenticular printing toolkit for AI: pitch test charts, print quotes, and workflow guides.
What each says it does
Needle Remote
Production-ready RAG service to search and retrieve data from your documents.
Reticle Red laser design tools
Find the Reticle Red tool for a laser engraving job: outputs, credit cost and a link. Read-only.
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)
Reticle Red laser design tools
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 Reticle Red laser design tools publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Needle Remote · What it can do: Reticle Red laser design tools · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.