OpenMesh vs universal-basic-compute
OpenMesh is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). universal-basic-compute is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by chiKeka. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | OpenMesh | universal-basic-compute |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.openmesh.dev/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 12 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/chikeka/ubc-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
OpenMesh
Discover and connect to a curated marketplace of MCP servers for extending AI agent capabilities.
universal-basic-compute
Domain-agnostic agent toolkit for discovering and assembling free-tier resources into working outcomes. You state a goal; the master agent decomposes it into the minimum viable resource set, discovers and verifies free-tier services that can fulfill each component, and produces a concrete recipe to deploy the outcome. Ships with a compute domain (free-tier cloud services into deployed software) and self-expands into new domains — education, health, finance — as users bring new goals. Built around a six-agent protocol (master, discovery, verification, assembly, deployment, monitoring) with credential management, capability fingerprinting, and recipe versioning. Designed for people who want the outcome, not the procurement journey.
How to run each
OpenMesh
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
universal-basic-compute
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 universal-basic-compute 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: OpenMesh · What it can do: universal-basic-compute · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.