Plugged.in Proxy vs Bale Bot
Plugged.in Proxy is an MCP server published by VeriTeknik. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Bale Bot is an MCP server published by sepehr071. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  Plugged.in Proxy |  Bale Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:b7c32590b270 Forks (GitHub): 30 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 153 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 138 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 154 Downloads/week (PyPI): 301 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 154 Downloads/week (PyPI): 301 Forks (GitHub): 1 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 | Plugged.in Proxy | Bale Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 138 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 153 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-23 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/pluggedin-mcp-proxy) | On your machine (bale-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 5, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/veriteknik/pluggedin-mcp-proxy | github.com/sepehr071/bale-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| 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
Plugged.in Proxy
A unified MCP proxy that aggregates multiple MCP servers into one interface, enabling seamless tool discovery and management across all your AI interactions. Manage all your MCP servers from a single connection point with RAG capabilities and real-time notifications.
Bale Bot
Private, local Bale bot for agents: read, search and answer messages, ask and wait, files.
How to run each
Plugged.in Proxy As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY=<YOUR_PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio pluggedin-mcp-proxy -- docker run -i --rm -e PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY mcp/pluggedin-mcp-proxyRequires: PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY (secret)
Bale Bot As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "BALE_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_BALE_BOT_TOKEN>" --transport stdio bale-mcp -- uvx bale-mcpRequires: BALE_BOT_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Bale Bot publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Plugged.in Proxy asks for
PLUGGEDIN_API_BASE_URLPLUGGEDIN_API_KEY (secret)
Only Bale Bot asks for
BALE_ALLOWED_CHATSBALE_BOT_TOKEN (secret)BALE_MCP_DBBALE_MCP_PROXYBALE_MCP_SEND_DIRS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Plugged.in Proxy · What it can do: Bale Bot · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.