Comparison

StackGen vs Terraform

StackGen is an MCP server published by stackgenhq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Terraform is an MCP server published by hashicorp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	StackGen	Terraform
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:e0bab64f662a Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:423a6b8e2ee0 Forks (GitHub): 200 Stars (GitHub): 1 548 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 200 Stars (GitHub): 1 548 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 260 Stars (GitHub): 37 786 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

StackGen vs Terraform
Fact	StackGen	Terraform
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	3 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	1 (worse)	37 786 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 (worse)	4 260 (better)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (ghcr.io/stackgenhq/stackgen)	On your machine (docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0)
Transport	stdio	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	4	9
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	2, secrets among them: 1	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	1
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MPL-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/stackgenhq/homebrew-stackgen	github.com/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11

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

StackGen

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

AI-powered DevOps assistant for managing cloud infrastructure and applications.

Terraform

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Generate more accurate Terraform and automate workflows for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise

How to run each

StackGen As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "STACKGEN_TOKEN=<YOUR_STACKGEN_TOKEN>" --transport stdio stackgen -- docker run -i --rm -e STACKGEN_TOKEN ghcr.io/stackgenhq/stackgen

Requires: STACKGEN_TOKEN (secret)

Terraform As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio terraform-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e "TFE_ADDRESS=<YOUR_ADDRESS>" -e "TFE_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKEN>" -e "ENABLE_TF_OPERATIONS=<YOUR_ENABLED>" docker.io/hashicorp/terraform-mcp-server:1.0.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Only StackGen declares

destroy_deployment
detect-drift
download-iac
provision_appstack

Only Terraform declares

get_latest_module_version
get_latest_provider_version
get_module_details
get_policy_details
get_provider_capabilities
get_provider_details
search_modules
search_policies
search_providers

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of Terraform publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: StackGen · What it can do: Terraform · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-14. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.