Rube vs X (Twitter)
Rube is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). X (Twitter) is an MCP server published by Role1776. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  X (Twitter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | X (Twitter) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (rube.app/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/role1776/mcp-x:0.1.1) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 41, secrets among them: 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/role1776/mcp-x |
| 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.
X (Twitter)
Search, read and publish X posts and manage users, lists and media via the X API v2.
How to run each
Rube As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rube https://rube.app/mcpRequires: RUBE_API_KEY (secret)
X (Twitter) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "MEDIA_ROOT=<YOUR_MEDIA_ROOT>" --env "X_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_X_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<YOUR_X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET>" --env "X_API_KEY=<YOUR_X_API_KEY>" --env "X_API_KEY_SECRET=<YOUR_X_API_KEY_SECRET>" --transport stdio mcp-x -- docker run -i --rm -e MEDIA_ROOT -e X_ACCESS_TOKEN -e X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET -e X_API_KEY -e X_API_KEY_SECRET ghcr.io/role1776/mcp-x:0.1.1Requires: MEDIA_ROOT, X_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET (secret), X_API_KEY (secret), X_API_KEY_SECRET (secret)
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 X (Twitter) asks for
LISTS_DEFAULT_RESULTSLISTS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSLISTS_MAX_RESULTSLISTS_MAX_TIMEOUT_MSLISTS_MIN_TIMEOUT_MSLOG_MODEMAX_IDLE_CONNS_PER_HOSTMCP_NAMEMCP_PATHMCP_TRANSPORTMEDIA_CHUNK_BYTESMEDIA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
Show the remaining 29
MEDIA_MAX_TIMEOUT_MSMEDIA_MIN_TIMEOUT_MSMEDIA_POLL_INTERVAL_MSMEDIA_ROOTPOSTS_DEFAULT_DAYSPOSTS_DEFAULT_RESULTSPOSTS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSPOSTS_MAX_DAYSPOSTS_MAX_IDSPOSTS_MAX_QUERIESPOSTS_MAX_RESULTSPOSTS_MAX_TIMEOUT_MSPOSTS_MAX_USERNAMESPOSTS_MIN_TIMEOUT_MSSERVER_PORTSERVER_READ_TIMEOUTSERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUTUSERS_DEFAULT_RESULTSUSERS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MSUSERS_MAX_IDSUSERS_MAX_RESULTSUSERS_MAX_TIMEOUT_MSUSERS_MAX_USERNAMESUSERS_MIN_TIMEOUT_MSX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET (secret)X_API_KEY (secret)X_API_KEY_SECRET (secret)X_DEBUG
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Rube · What it can do: X (Twitter) · 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.