Sequential Thinking (Reference) vs sublinear-time-solver
Sequential Thinking (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). sublinear-time-solver is an MCP server published by ruvnet. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (npm registry (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 |  Sequential Thinking (Reference) |  sublinear-time-solver |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:cd3174b2ecf3 Forks (GitHub): 11 931 Pulls (Docker Hub): 437 396 Stars (Docker Hub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 91 873 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 099 Downloads/week (npm): 1 205 Forks (GitHub): 36 Stars (GitHub): 93 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 | Sequential Thinking (Reference) | sublinear-time-solver |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 873 (better) | 93 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 437 396 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 931 (better) | 36 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-06 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/sequentialthinking) | On your machine (sublinear-time-solver) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/ruvnet/sublinear-time-solver |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
Sequential Thinking (Reference)
Dynamic and reflective problem-solving through thought sequences.
sublinear-time-solver
Sparse linear solvers (Neumann, Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, conjugate gradient), PageRank, personalized PageRank and local forward/backward push, as an MCP server, CLI and library. The dependency-free core ships separately as @ruvnet/sublinear-core.
How to run each
Sequential Thinking (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio sequentialthinking -- docker run -i --rm mcp/sequentialthinkingsublinear-time-solver
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of sublinear-time-solver publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Sequential Thinking (Reference) · What it can do: sublinear-time-solver · Compare two other plugins
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