Ramparts Security Scanner vs malchela
Ramparts Security Scanner is an MCP server published by highflame-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). malchela is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by dwmetz. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (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 |  Ramparts Security Scanner |  malchela |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:1ddf4303800e Forks (GitHub): 20 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 267 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 98 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 13eabfe Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 117 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 | Ramparts Security Scanner | malchela |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 98 (worse) | 117 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 35 267 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/ramparts) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/getjavelin/ramparts | github.com/dwmetz/malchela |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Ramparts Security Scanner
A comprehensive security scanner for MCP servers with YARA rules and static analysis capabilities.
malchela
MalChela is a Rust-based malware analysis toolkit for DFIR analysts and malware researchers. It exposes file triage, string extraction with IOC detection and MITRE ATT&CK mapping, YARA rule generation, hash lookup, VirusTotal and MalwareBazaar threat intel queries, and NSRL database checks — all accessible to Claude via MCP server integration.
How to run each
Ramparts Security Scanner As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio ramparts -- docker run -i --rm mcp/rampartsmalchela As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install malchela@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of malchela publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Ramparts Security Scanner asks for
RUST_LOG
Only malchela asks for
MALCHELA_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Ramparts Security Scanner · What it can do: malchela · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.