Wayfound vs grad-agent
Wayfound is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). grad-agent is an MCP server published by i-ninte. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  grad-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.9 Downloads/month (PyPI): 471 Downloads/week (PyPI): 101 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 4 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 | Wayfound | grad-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (app.wayfound.ai/sse) | On your machine (grad-agent) |
| Transport (differs) | SSE | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 11, secrets among them: 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/i-ninte/grad-agent |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 23 h ago, requires a key | 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
Wayfound
Wayfound’s MCP server allows business users to govern, supervise, and improve AI Agents.
grad-agent
Autonomous MCP agent for grad school applications: prof discovery, cold emails, SOP, tracking.
How to run each
Wayfound As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport sse wayfound https://app.wayfound.ai/sseRequires: MCP_API_KEY (secret)
grad-agent As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --env "HF_TOKEN=<YOUR_HF_TOKEN>" --env "SMTP_FROM=<YOUR_SMTP_FROM>" --env "SMTP_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD>" --env "SMTP_PORT=<YOUR_SMTP_PORT>" --env "SMTP_SERVER=<YOUR_SMTP_SERVER>" --env "SMTP_USERNAME=<YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME>" --transport stdio grad-agent -- uvx server grad-agentRequires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret), GITHUB_TOKEN (secret), HF_TOKEN (secret), SMTP_FROM, SMTP_PASSWORD (secret), SMTP_PORT, SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_USERNAME
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Wayfound has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of grad-agent publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Wayfound asks for
MCP_API_KEY (secret)
Only grad-agent asks for
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)GRAD_AGENT_HOMEHF_TOKEN (secret)LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATHLOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTHSMTP_FROMSMTP_PASSWORD (secret)SMTP_PORTSMTP_SERVERSMTP_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Wayfound · What it can do: grad-agent · Compare two other plugins
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