Ref - Up-To-Date Docs vs io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
Ref - Up-To-Date Docs is an MCP server published by ref-tools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp is an MCP server published by ref-tools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:8b5fcfe3e4e1 Forks (GitHub): 71 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 070 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 1 180 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 71 Stars (GitHub): 1 180 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 | Ref - Up-To-Date Docs | io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 1 180 | 1 180 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 070 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) | 71 | 71 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/ref-tools-mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository | github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp | github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp |
| 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.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Ref - Up-To-Date Docs asks for
None
Only io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp asks for
None
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Ref - Up-To-Date Docs · What it can do: io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp · 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.