Redis Cloud vs messaging
Redis Cloud is an MCP server published by redis. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). messaging is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Christopher Huffman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Redis Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ebea14d1170f Forks (GitHub): 25 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 777 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 43 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace chrishuffman5/domain-expert | Not listed | Not seen in the last pass Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | Redis Cloud | messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 43 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 777 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 25 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/redis-cloud) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 18 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 10 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/redis/mcp-redis-cloud | github.com/chrishuffman5/domain-expert |
| 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
Redis Cloud
MCP Server for Redis Cloud's API, allowing you to manage your Redis Cloud resources using natural language.
messaging
Message brokers and event streaming — Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, NATS, SQS/SNS, Azure Service Bus, GCP Pub/Sub, Redis Streams — with a messaging-specialist agent.
How to run each
Redis Cloud As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "SECRET_KEY=<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>" --transport stdio redis-cloud -- docker run -i --rm -e SECRET_KEY mcp/redis-cloudRequires: SECRET_KEY (secret)
messaging As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add chrishuffman5/domain-expert
/plugin install messaging@domain-expertCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of messaging publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of messaging publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Redis Cloud · What it can do: messaging · 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.