Next.js DevTools vs Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate
Next.js DevTools is an MCP server published by kgprs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dave Sheffer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |   Next.js DevTools | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:3064e349c266 Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 54 646 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace davesheffer/hunch | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 11 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 | Next.js DevTools | Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (worse) | 11 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 54 646 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) | 1 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/next-devtools-mcp) | On your machine (hunch-exact) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 5 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kgprs/next-devtools-mcp | github.com/davesheffer/hunch |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
Next.js DevTools
next-devtools-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Next.js development tools and utilities for AI coding assistants.
Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate
The hunch_* MCP tools (why, constraints, blast radius, merge verdict, capture) plus /hunch:capture, /hunch:heal, /hunch:why, /hunch:fix, /hunch:fragile. Requires Node 22.13+; launches the exact npm package `@davesheffer/hunch@1.17.0` per project.
How to run each
Next.js DevTools As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio next-devtools-mcp -- docker run -i --rm mcp/next-devtools-mcpHunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add davesheffer/hunch
/plugin install hunch@hunchCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Next.js DevTools · What it can do: Hunch — Engineering Memory + Change Gate · 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.