Perplexity vs bengo-toolkit
Perplexity is an MCP server published by perplexityai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). bengo-toolkit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by llamadrive. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  bengo-toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 3.8.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | bengo-toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 562 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 79 864 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 380 (better) | 5 (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 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 43 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol | github.com/llamadrive/bengo-toolkit |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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.
bengo-toolkit
Japanese law firm plugin for Claude Code — court template filling, family tree generation (相続関係説明図), legal document proofreading, lawsuit analysis, e-Gov law search, and deterministic legal calculators (traffic damages, child support, debt recalc, overtime, iryubun, property division, inheritance). Ships HMAC-chainedtamper-evident local audit logs (append-only JSONL with optional HMAC keying) recording which documents were processed, when, by which skill — without storing document contents. 日本の法律事務所向け Claude Code プラグイン — 裁判所書式入力・相続関係説明図・訴訟分析・法令検索・決定論的計算（交通事故・養育費・遺留分等）。
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)
bengo-toolkit As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install bengo-toolkit@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 bengo-toolkit publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of bengo-toolkit publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Perplexity · What it can do: bengo-toolkit · 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.