Wikipedia vs wikipedia
Wikipedia is an MCP server published by Rudra-ravi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). wikipedia is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by andyrosa. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (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 |   Wikipedia |  wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:32ce60811369 Forks (GitHub): 59 Pulls (Docker Hub): 185 036 Stars (Docker Hub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 299 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Wikipedia | wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 299 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 185 036 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 59 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/wikipedia-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/rudra-ravi/wikipedia-mcp | github.com/andyrosa/claude-code-wikipedia-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
Wikipedia
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that retrieves information from Wikipedia to provide context to LLMs.
wikipedia
Fetch Wikipedia articles and data. WebFetch returns 403 on all Wikipedia URLs due to Python user-agent blocking — this plugin provides the curl workaround.
How to run each
Wikipedia As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio wikipedia-mcp -- docker run -i --rm mcp/wikipedia-mcpwikipedia
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of wikipedia publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Wikipedia · What it can do: wikipedia · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.