Perplexity vs BLS OEWS
Perplexity is an MCP server published by perplexityai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). BLS OEWS is an MCP server published by 1102tools.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | BLS OEWS |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7816f45a6f26 Forks (GitHub): 380 Pulls (Docker Hub): 79 799 Stars (Docker Hub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 2 557 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 24 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 | BLS OEWS |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 557 (better) | 24 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 79 799 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 380 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/perplexity-ask) | On your machine (bls-oews-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ppl-ai/modelcontextprotocol | github.com/1102tools-dev/federal-contracting-mcps |
| 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.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of BLS OEWS publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Perplexity asks for
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY (secret)
Only BLS OEWS asks for
BLS_API_KEY
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Perplexity · What it can do: BLS OEWS · 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.