Rube vs blockbench-mcp
Rube is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). blockbench-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Jason J. Gardner. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  Rube | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace jasonjgardner/blockbench-mcp-project | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.9.1 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 24 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 | Rube | blockbench-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 24 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (rube.app/mcp) | Remote server (localhost/bb-mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 18 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/jasonjgardner/blockbench-mcp-project |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-22 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-14 | not checked yet |
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
Rube
Access to Rube's catalog of remote MCP servers.
blockbench-mcp
Blockbench desktop and headless MCP servers with skills for modeling, texturing, PBR, particles, animation, and Hytale.
How to run each
Rube As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rube https://rube.app/mcpRequires: RUBE_API_KEY (secret)
blockbench-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jasonjgardner/blockbench-mcp-project
/plugin install blockbench-mcp@blockbench-mcp-projectCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Rube has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of blockbench-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Rube · What it can do: blockbench-mcp · 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.