Openweather vs Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting
Openweather is an MCP server published by mschneider82. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting is an MCP server published by cascade.industries. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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 |   Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:e2f49acbb718 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 68 422 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 22 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 875 Downloads/week (npm): 118 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 | Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 22 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 68 422 | 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) | Remote server (ephemeris.cascade.industries/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mschneider82/mcp-openweather | github.com/tensorlink-ai/ephemeris-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 5 days ago returned HTTP 405 |
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.
Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting
Probabilistic time-series forecasts from zero-shot foundation models: routed, single or ensembled.
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)
Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http ephemeris https://ephemeris.cascade.industries/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: EPHEMERIS_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Openweather asks for
OWM_API_KEY (secret)
Only Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting asks for
EPHEMERIS_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Openweather · What it can do: Ephemeris Time-Series Forecasting · Compare two other plugins
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