Perplexity vs smarthealthconnect
Perplexity is an MCP server published by perplexityai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). smarthealthconnect is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by aks129. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, 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 |   Perplexity |  smarthealthconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7816f45a6f26 Forks (GitHub): 380 Pulls (Docker Hub): 79 864 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 2 562 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | Perplexity | smarthealthconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 562 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 79 864 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 380 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/perplexity-ask) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol | github.com/aks129/smarthealthconnect |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
Perplexity
Connector for Perplexity API, to enable real-time, web-wide research.
smarthealthconnect
SmartHealthConnect turns Claude into a patient-facing health copilot. Six auto-discoverable skills invoke themselves based on natural prompts: • care-completion — tracks preventive screenings, referrals, and follow-ups against HEDIS and USPSTF quality measures. Triggers on "what screenings am I due for", "show my care gaps". • medication-refills — monitors refill windows, requests refills, and projects 90-day timelines. Triggers on "refill my lisinopril", "which meds am I about to run out of". • healthy-habits — a longitudinal health operating picture integrating sleep, exercise, medication adherence, vitals, and goal progress. • diet-exercise — logs activity and meals and analyzes correlations between exercise/diet and clinical outcomes (BP, HbA1c, weight). • kids-health — CDC immunization schedules, well-child visit cadence, and state-specific school health compliance. • research-monitor — filters bioRxiv / medRxiv preprints, ClinicalTrials.gov, and OpenFDA drug-safety signals to the patient's actual condit
How to run each
Perplexity As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=<YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio perplexity-ask -- docker run -i --rm -e PERPLEXITY_API_KEY mcp/perplexity-askRequires: PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
smarthealthconnect As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install smarthealthconnect@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of smarthealthconnect publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Perplexity asks for
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
Only smarthealthconnect asks for
SMARTHEALTHCONNECT_API_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Perplexity · What it can do: smarthealthconnect · 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. 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.