Wayfound vs Iris
Wayfound is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Iris is an MCP server published by iris-eval. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  Iris | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.20.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 890 Downloads/week (npm): 191 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.4 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 9 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (app.wayfound.ai/sse) | On your machine (@iris-eval/mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | SSE | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 31, secrets among them: 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/iris-eval/mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | 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.
Iris
Stop shipping agents on vibes. Score every agent output for quality, safety, and cost.
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)
Iris As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "IRIS_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_IRIS_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --env "IRIS_API_KEY=<YOUR_IRIS_API_KEY>" --env "IRIS_OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_IRIS_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --env "IRIS_WEBHOOK_SECRET=<YOUR_IRIS_WEBHOOK_SECRET>" --transport stdio iris -- npx -y @iris-eval/mcp-serverRequires: IRIS_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret), IRIS_API_KEY (secret), IRIS_OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), IRIS_WEBHOOK_SECRET (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 Iris publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Wayfound asks for
MCP_API_KEY (secret)
Only Iris asks for
IRIS_ALLOWED_ORIGINSIRIS_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATEDIRIS_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)IRIS_API_KEY (secret)IRIS_API_KEY_FILEIRIS_CITATION_ALLOW_FETCHIRIS_CITATION_DOMAINSIRIS_DASHBOARDIRIS_DASHBOARD_HOSTIRIS_DASHBOARD_PORTIRIS_DB_PATHIRIS_HOME
Show the remaining 19
IRIS_HOSTIRIS_LLM_JUDGE_MAX_COST_USD_PER_EVALIRIS_LOG_LEVELIRIS_OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)IRIS_OTEL_ENDPOINTIRIS_OTEL_HEADERSIRIS_OTEL_SERVICE_NAMEIRIS_OTEL_TIMEOUT_MSIRIS_PORTIRIS_RELEVANCE_JUDGE_DAILY_BUDGET_USDIRIS_RELEVANCE_JUDGE_MAX_CALLS_PER_REQUESTIRIS_RELEVANCE_JUDGE_MODELIRIS_RELEVANCE_JUDGE_REDACTIRIS_SEARCH_BUDGET_MSIRIS_SEARCH_INDEXIRIS_SQLITE_DRIVERIRIS_TRANSPORTIRIS_WEBHOOK_SECRET (secret)IRIS_WEBHOOK_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Wayfound · What it can do: Iris · 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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.