Proxmox VE vs Desktop Commander
Proxmox VE is an MCP server published by GethosTheWalrus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 6 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |   Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 289 Pulls (Docker Hub): 237 652 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 098 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 966 995 Downloads/week (npm): 159 845 Forks (GitHub): 1 289 Stars (GitHub): 10 098 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 289 Stars (GitHub): 10 098 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 289 Stars (GitHub): 10 098 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 289 Stars (GitHub): 10 098 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 | Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 6 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 211 (worse) | 10 098 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 466 (worse) | 237 652 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 15 (worse) | 1 289 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/proxmox) | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 286 | 26 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gethosthewalrus/proxmox-mcp | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| 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.
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
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)
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Proxmox VE declares
add_firewall_ipset_entryallocate_storage_volumeapply_sdn_changesbulk_migrate_guestsbulk_shutdown_guestsbulk_start_guestschange_passwordclone_containerclone_vmconvert_container_to_templateconvert_vm_to_templatecreate_backup_job
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create_ceph_osdcreate_ceph_poolcreate_cluster_firewall_rulecreate_containercreate_container_firewall_rulecreate_container_snapshotcreate_directory_storagecreate_firewall_aliascreate_firewall_groupcreate_firewall_group_rulecreate_firewall_ipsetcreate_groupcreate_ha_groupcreate_ha_resourcecreate_lvmcreate_lvmthincreate_node_network_interfacecreate_poolcreate_replication_jobcreate_rolecreate_sdn_subnetcreate_sdn_vnetcreate_sdn_zonecreate_storagecreate_usercreate_user_tokencreate_vmcreate_vm_firewall_rulecreate_vm_snapshotcreate_vzdumpcreate_zfs_pooldelete_backup_jobdelete_cluster_firewall_ruledelete_containerdelete_container_snapshotdelete_firewall_aliasdelete_firewall_ipset_entrydelete_groupdelete_ha_groupdelete_ha_resourcedelete_pooldelete_replication_jobdelete_roledelete_sdn_vnetdelete_sdn_zonedelete_storagedelete_storage_volumedelete_userdelete_user_tokendelete_vmdelete_vm_snapshotdownload_appliance_templatedownload_file_restoredownload_url_to_storagedump_vm_cloudinitget_aclget_acme_accountget_acme_directoriesget_acme_pluginget_acme_tosget_auth_domainget_backup_jobget_backup_job_included_volumesget_ceph_configget_ceph_crush_rulesget_ceph_flagsget_ceph_metadataget_ceph_status_clusterget_ceph_status_nodeget_cluster_configget_cluster_config_nodesget_cluster_firewall_optionsget_cluster_firewall_ruleget_cluster_join_infoget_cluster_logget_cluster_optionsget_cluster_resourcesget_cluster_statusget_cluster_tasksget_cluster_totemget_container_configget_container_featureget_container_firewall_optionsget_container_interfacesget_container_pendingget_container_rrddataget_container_statusget_disk_smartget_firewall_group_rulesget_firewall_refsget_groupget_ha_groupget_ha_manager_statusget_ha_resourceget_ha_statusget_metric_serverget_next_vmidget_node_aplinfoget_node_apt_updateget_node_capabilities_qemuget_node_certificatesget_node_configget_node_disksget_node_dnsget_node_firewall_logget_node_firewall_optionsget_node_hardware_pciget_node_hardware_usbget_node_hostsget_node_journalget_node_netstatget_node_networkget_node_network_interfaceget_node_reportget_node_statusget_node_storage_scanget_node_storage_statusget_node_subscriptionget_node_syslogget_node_timeget_node_versionget_permissionsget_poolget_replication_jobget_roleget_sdn_controllerget_sdn_ipamget_sdn_vnetget_sdn_zoneget_storage_configget_storage_rrddataget_storage_volume_infoget_task_logget_task_statusget_userget_user_tokenget_versionget_vm_cloudinitget_vm_configget_vm_featureget_vm_firewall_optionsget_vm_pendingget_vm_rrddataget_vm_snapshot_configget_vm_spiceproxyget_vm_statusget_vm_vncproxyget_vzdump_defaultsget_vzdump_extractconfigget_zfs_poolinitialize_gptjoin_clusterlist_acme_accountslist_acme_pluginslist_auth_domainslist_backup_file_restorelist_backup_jobslist_ceph_fslist_ceph_managerslist_ceph_mdslist_ceph_monitorslist_ceph_osdslist_ceph_poolslist_cluster_firewall_ruleslist_container_firewall_ruleslist_container_snapshotslist_containerslist_dir_mappingslist_directory_storagelist_file_restorelist_firewall_aliaseslist_firewall_groupslist_firewall_ipset_entrieslist_firewall_ipsetslist_firewall_macroslist_groupslist_ha_groupslist_ha_resourceslist_lvm_volumeslist_lvmthin_poolslist_metric_serverslist_node_firewall_ruleslist_node_serviceslist_node_storagelist_node_taskslist_nodeslist_notification_endpointslist_notification_matchers
Only Desktop Commander declares
create_directoryedit_blockforce_terminateget_configget_file_infoget_more_search_resultsget_promptsget_recent_tool_callsget_usage_statsgive_feedback_to_desktop_commanderinteract_with_processkill_process
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list_directorylist_processeslist_searcheslist_sessionsmove_fileread_fileread_multiple_filesread_process_outputset_config_valuestart_processstart_searchstop_searchwrite_filewrite_pdf
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Desktop Commander publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Proxmox VE · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.