Rube vs openDAW MCP
Rube is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). openDAW MCP is an MCP server published by AMEOBIUS. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.13.0 No figure published 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 | openDAW MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (rube.app/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/ameobius/opendaw-mcp:1.13.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/ameobius/opendaw-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-14 | 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.
openDAW MCP
262 MCP tools for agent-native control of openDAW, a browser-based DAW
How to run each
Rube As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rube https://rube.app/mcpRequires: RUBE_API_KEY (secret)
openDAW MCP As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "OPENDAW_HOST_DIR=<YOUR_OPENDAW_HOST_DIR>" --env "OPENDAW_URL=<YOUR_OPENDAW_URL>" --transport stdio opendaw-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e OPENDAW_HOST_DIR -e OPENDAW_URL ghcr.io/ameobius/opendaw-mcp:1.13.0Requires: OPENDAW_HOST_DIR, OPENDAW_URL
Commands 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
Only Rube asks for
RUBE_API_KEY (secret)
Only openDAW MCP asks for
NODE_BIN_DIROPENDAW_EXPORT_DIROPENDAW_HOST_DIROPENDAW_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Rube · What it can do: openDAW 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.