Temporal vs Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo
Temporal is an MCP server published by GethosTheWalrus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo is an MCP server published by easyshiftplan.zhiyong.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |   Temporal | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:24aeaca7c458 Forks (GitHub): 20 Pulls (Docker Hub): 41 445 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 60 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.8 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 | Temporal | Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 60 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 41 445 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/temporal) | Remote server (easyshiftplan.zhiyong.dev/mcp/demo) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 29 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gethosthewalrus/temporal-mcp | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 25 h ago |
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
Temporal
Manage Temporal workflows, schedules, namespaces, task queues, and workflow execution history from MCP clients.
Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo
No-login MCP demo for isolated fictional staff schedules; drafts are never saved or published.
How to run each
Temporal As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "TEMPORAL_API_KEY=<YOUR_TEMPORAL_API_KEY>" --transport stdio temporal -- docker run -i --rm -e TEMPORAL_API_KEY mcp/temporalRequires: TEMPORAL_API_KEY (secret)
Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http shiftly-scheduling https://easyshiftplan.zhiyong.dev/mcp/demoCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Temporal has
batch_cancelbatch_cancel_activitiesbatch_signalbatch_terminatebatch_terminate_activitiescancel_activitycancel_workflowcontinue_as_newcount_activitiescreate_scheduledelete_scheduledescribe_activity
Show the remaining 17
describe_workflowexecute_activityget_activity_resultget_workflow_historyget_workflow_resultlist_activitieslist_scheduleslist_workflowspause_schedulequery_workflowsignal_workflowstart_activitystart_workflowterminate_activityterminate_workflowtrigger_scheduleunpause_schedule
Only Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo has
get_demo_feedback_replyget_public_product_infoprepare_share_draftrun_public_demosubmit_demo_feedback
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo as of 2026-10-13). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Temporal · What it can do: Shiftly Staff Scheduling Demo · Compare two other plugins
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