Temporal vs TimeBase
Temporal is an MCP server published by GethosTheWalrus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). TimeBase is an MCP server published by epam. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  TimeBase | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:24aeaca7c458 Forks (GitHub): 18 Pulls (Docker Hub): 41 218 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 60 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | TimeBase |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 60 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 41 218 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/temporal) | On your machine (timebase-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 29 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 15, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 8 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gethosthewalrus/temporal-mcp | github.com/epam/timebase-mcp |
| 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
Temporal
Manage Temporal workflows, schedules, namespaces, task queues, and workflow execution history from MCP clients.
TimeBase
Explore and query TimeBase streams, schemas, QQL, symbols, and server status via MCP.
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)
TimeBase As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "TIMEBASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio timebase-mcp -- uvx timebase-mcpRequires: TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), TIMEBASE_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of TimeBase publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Temporal asks for
TEMPORAL_API_KEY (secret)TEMPORAL_HOSTTEMPORAL_NAMESPACETEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PATHTEMPORAL_TLS_CLIENT_KEY_PATHTEMPORAL_TLS_ENABLED
Only TimeBase asks for
MCP_AUTH_API_KEYS_FILEMCP_AUTH_AUDIENCEMCP_AUTH_PUBLIC_URLMCP_HOSTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_PORTTIMEBASE_AUTH_MODETIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_IDTIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_SCOPETIMEBASE_OAUTH2_TOKEN_URLTIMEBASE_PASSWORD (secret)
Show the remaining 3
TIMEBASE_SERVERSTIMEBASE_URLTIMEBASE_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Temporal · What it can do: TimeBase · 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/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.