Openweather vs Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding
Openweather is an MCP server published by mschneider82. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding is an MCP server published by smarterweather. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:e2f49acbb718 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 67 421 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.3 Downloads/month (npm): 736 Downloads/week (npm): 43 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 67 421 | 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 (mcp.developers.smarterweather.com) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mschneider82/mcp-openweather | github.com/smarterweather/developer |
| 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 | Responded 3 h ago |
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.
Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding
Agent-first onboarding to Smarter Weather: plans, docs, signup, API keys, MCP config, billing.
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)
Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http onboarding https://mcp.developers.smarterweather.comCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Openweather asks for
OWM_API_KEY (secret)
Only Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding asks for
SMARTERWEATHER_ONBOARDING_AUTHSMARTERWEATHER_ONBOARDING_MCP_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Openweather · What it can do: Smarter Weather Developer Onboarding · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.