Puppeteer (Archived) vs webctl
Puppeteer (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). webctl is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cosinusalpha. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |   Puppeteer (Archived) |  webctl |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c1e2bda6d92d Forks (GitHub): 11 793 Pulls (Docker Hub): 286 944 Stars (Docker Hub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 91 324 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace cosinusalpha/webctl | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 18 Stars (GitHub): 418 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 | Puppeteer (Archived) | webctl |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 324 (better) | 418 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 286 944 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 793 (better) | 18 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/puppeteer) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/cosinusalpha/webctl |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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
Puppeteer (Archived)
Browser automation and web scraping using Puppeteer.
webctl
Browser automation for web testing, form filling, screenshots, and data extraction via CLI
How to run each
Puppeteer (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio puppeteer -- docker run -i --rm mcp/puppeteerwebctl As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add cosinusalpha/webctl
/plugin install webctl@webctlCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of webctl publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of webctl publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Puppeteer (Archived) · What it can do: webctl · 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.