Rube vs Thrixel
Rube is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Thrixel is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Thrixel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Community GitHub marketplaces, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.28 Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 880 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 039 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 | Thrixel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-05 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (rube.app/mcp) | On your machine (thrixel-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| 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 | 2 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/thrixel/build-world |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: no HTTP response at the last check 37 h ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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.
Thrixel
Build playable 3D games with AI-generated assets. Bundles the build-world skill and the Thrixel connector: generate, refine and texture game-ready .glb models, then build the game around them in Three.js, Unity, Unreal or Roblox.
How to run each
Rube As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rube https://rube.app/mcpRequires: RUBE_API_KEY (secret)
Thrixel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add thrixel/build-world
/plugin install thrixel@thrixelCommands 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 Thrixel publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Rube · What it can do: Thrixel · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.