Openweather vs SkyGlance Spotter
Openweather is an MCP server published by mschneider82. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). SkyGlance Spotter is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Darsh Joshi. 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 |   Openweather | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:e2f49acbb718 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 67 302 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace darshjoshi/skyglance-mcp | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 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 | Openweather | SkyGlance Spotter |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 67 302 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/openweather) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 5, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mschneider82/mcp-openweather | github.com/darshjoshi/skyglance-mcp |
| 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
Openweather
A simple MCP service that provides current weather and 5-day forecast using the free OpenWeatherMap API.
SkyGlance Spotter
The Claude directory edition: 22 read-only tools and the sky skill, home location and opt-in history set in the plugin's settings.
How to run each
Openweather As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "OWM_API_KEY=<YOUR_OWM_API_KEY>" --transport stdio openweather -- docker run -i --rm -e OWM_API_KEY mcp/openweatherRequires: OWM_API_KEY (secret)
SkyGlance Spotter As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add darshjoshi/skyglance-mcp
/plugin install skyglance-spotter@skyglanceCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of SkyGlance Spotter publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Openweather asks for
OWM_API_KEY (secret)
Only SkyGlance Spotter asks for
SKYGLANCE_EDITIONSKYGLANCE_HOME_DIRSKYGLANCE_HOME_LATSKYGLANCE_HOME_LONSKYGLANCE_POLL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Openweather · What it can do: SkyGlance Spotter · 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.