Proxmox VE vs Pi-hole MCP Server
Proxmox VE is an MCP server published by GethosTheWalrus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Pi-hole MCP Server is an MCP server published by hexamatic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |   Proxmox VE |   Pi-hole MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:6e30b4d837b2 Forks (GitHub): 15 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 466 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 211 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | Proxmox VE | Pi-hole MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 211 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 466 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 15 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/proxmox) | On your machine (ghcr.io/hexamatic/pihole-mcp:0.9.0) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 286 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 2 | 8, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gethosthewalrus/proxmox-mcp | github.com/hexamatic/pihole-mcp |
| 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
Proxmox VE
Manage Proxmox VE infrastructure including virtual machines, containers, storage, networking, firewall rules, high availability, and more.
Pi-hole MCP Server
Manage Pi-hole v6: DNS blocking, domains, clients, query analysis, DHCP, and multi-instance sync.
How to run each
Proxmox VE As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PROXMOX_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROXMOX_PASSWORD>" --env "PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE=<YOUR_PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE>" --transport stdio proxmox -- docker run -i --rm -e PROXMOX_PASSWORD -e PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE mcp/proxmoxRequires: PROXMOX_PASSWORD (secret), PROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE (secret)
Pi-hole MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PIHOLE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PIHOLE_PASSWORD>" --env "PIHOLE_URL=<YOUR_PIHOLE_URL>" --transport stdio pihole-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e PIHOLE_PASSWORD -e PIHOLE_URL ghcr.io/hexamatic/pihole-mcp:0.9.0Requires: PIHOLE_PASSWORD (secret), PIHOLE_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Pi-hole MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Proxmox VE asks for
PROXMOX_HOSTPROXMOX_PASSWORD (secret)PROXMOX_PORTPROXMOX_TIMEOUTPROXMOX_TOKEN_NAMEPROXMOX_TOKEN_VALUE (secret)PROXMOX_USERPROXMOX_VERIFY_SSL
Only Pi-hole MCP Server asks for
PIHOLE_MAX_RETRIESPIHOLE_PASSWORD (secret)PIHOLE_READ_ONLYPIHOLE_REQUEST_TIMEOUTPIHOLE_RETRY_MAX_DELAYPIHOLE_TLS_SKIP_VERIFYPIHOLE_URLTZ
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Proxmox VE · What it can do: Pi-hole MCP Server · 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.