Program Integrity Alliance vs journalism-core
Program Integrity Alliance is an MCP server published by Program-Integrity-Alliance. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). journalism-core is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Joe Amditis. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  Program Integrity Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7b4f383fd466 Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 732 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace jamditis/claude-skills-journalism | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.7.0 Forks (GitHub): 69 Stars (GitHub): 433 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 | Program Integrity Alliance | journalism-core |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 433 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 13 732 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 69 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-24 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/pia) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 16 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/program-integrity-alliance/pia-mcp-local | github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-22 |
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
Program Integrity Alliance
An MCP server to help make U.S. Government open datasets AI-friendly.
journalism-core
Sixteen core journalism skills for reporting, verification, publishing, and digital investigations: AP-style writing, AI-slop detox, source verification, FOIA/OPRA and Brazilian LAI requests, fact-checking, interview prep, transcription and meeting actions, story pitches, editorial workflow, crisis comms, newsletter publishing, data journalism, social-media OSINT, and embedded photo metadata.
How to run each
Program Integrity Alliance As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PIA_API_KEY=<YOUR_PIA_API_KEY>" --transport stdio pia -- docker run -i --rm -e PIA_API_KEY mcp/piaRequires: PIA_API_KEY (secret)
journalism-core As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
/plugin install journalism-core@claude-skills-journalismCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of journalism-core publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of journalism-core publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Program Integrity Alliance · What it can do: journalism-core · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.