WolframAlpha vs Cook (Cooklang recipes)
WolframAlpha is an MCP server published by SecretiveShell. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Cook (Cooklang recipes) is an MCP server published by cook-md. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  WolframAlpha |  Cook (Cooklang recipes) |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4cd89d002d55 Forks (GitHub): 21 Pulls (Docker Hub): 47 549 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 75 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.3 Downloads/month (npm): 315 Downloads/week (npm): 132 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | WolframAlpha | Cook (Cooklang recipes) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 75 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 47 549 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/wolfram-alpha) | On your machine (@cookmd/mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/secretiveshell/mcp-wolfram-alpha | github.com/cook-md/cook-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
WolframAlpha
Connect your chat repl to wolfram alpha computational intelligence.
Cook (Cooklang recipes)
Cooklang recipes for AI agents: validate, meal plans, shopping lists, pantry, nutrition
How to run each
WolframAlpha As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "WOLFRAM_API_KEY=<YOUR_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>" --transport stdio wolfram-alpha -- docker run -i --rm -e WOLFRAM_API_KEY mcp/wolfram-alphaRequires: WOLFRAM_API_KEY (secret)
Cook (Cooklang recipes) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio cook-mcp -- npx -y @cookmd/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Cook (Cooklang recipes) publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only WolframAlpha asks for
WOLFRAM_API_KEY (secret)
Only Cook (Cooklang recipes) asks for
COOK_RECIPES_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: WolframAlpha · What it can do: Cook (Cooklang recipes) · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.