Obsidian vs handoff
handoff is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑22.
Obsidian is an MCP server published by MarkusPfundstein. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). handoff is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Haytham Zahran. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |   Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0eba4c05742a Forks (GitHub): 508 Pulls (Docker Hub): 144 909 Stars (Docker Hub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 4 484 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace h-zahran/delivery-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-22 Version: 2.4.2 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | Obsidian | handoffno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 484 | 7 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 144 909 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 508 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/obsidian) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/markuspfundstein/mcp-obsidian | github.com/h-zahran/delivery-kit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-20 |
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 handoff
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Generate a handoff summary and copy to clipboard for continuing in new sessions
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Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. Configurable save location, redaction enforcement, SessionStart auto-load + SessionEnd…
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Session handoff and continuation for Claude Code. Compact conversations into structured handoff documents for task continuity, then find and resume prior handoffs with full…
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One workspace for every AI coding assistant. Shared tasks, memory, and governance.
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Turns what you teach Claude into project notes, catches its usual slips, keeps the cache warm while you're away, and picks long sessions back up
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Adds /handoff: writes a session summary with the git status to .claude/handoff.md (never overwriting) and answers with the path. Copies the result to your clipboard.
What each says it does
Obsidian
MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin.
handoff
Warns before a session runs out of context, then writes a handoff document the next session resumes from in a single file read.
How to run each
Obsidian As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio obsidian -- docker run -i --rm -e OBSIDIAN_API_KEY mcp/obsidianRequires: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY (secret)
handoff
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.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of handoff publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of handoff publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Obsidian · What it can do: handoff · 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.