Comparison

Zen vs aipom

aipom is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.

Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). aipom is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dean Peters. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	Zen	aipom
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 037 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 111 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 802 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Community marketplace deanpeters/ai-product-operating-model-skills	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15

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

Zen vs aipom
Fact	Zen	aipomno longer listed · 2026-10-23
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	11 802	8
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	35 111	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 037	2
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/zen)	Installs as a plugin bundle
Transport (differs)	stdio	Not stated
Tools it declares (differs)	18	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	4, secrets among them: 4	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	46
Licence (differs)	NOASSERTION	CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server	github.com/deanpeters/ai-product-operating-model-skills
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen (differs)	2026-10-11	2026-10-15

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of aipom

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

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Structured AI adoption framework for leaders — diagnostic assessments, blocker analysis, rollout plans, and board-ready narratives

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Assess whether your product work is AI-first or AI-shaped across 5 competencies.

by deanpeters · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
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Find the safest first AI workflow before investing in AI agents or automation.

by tenkai2018 · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
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Assess your product team's AI autonomy maturity across 6 dimensions. Generates team-assessment.md and radar-chart.svg.

by Bayram Annakov · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
pm-ai

AI/ML engineering skills for shipping AI features responsibly: Model Card, AI Eval Plan, RAG Design Doc, Agent Spec, Dataset Datasheet, AI Feature PRD, LLM Cost & Latency Budget…

by Mohit Aggarwal · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Zen

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.

aipom

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Assess, design, and improve organizational practices for AI-powered products and AI-assisted product work.

How to run each

Zen As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENROUTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>" --env "XAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_XAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio zen -- docker run -i --rm -e GEMINI_API_KEY -e OPENAI_API_KEY -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY -e XAI_API_KEY mcp/zen

Requires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret), XAI_API_KEY (secret)

aipom

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 aipom publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of aipom publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: Zen · What it can do: aipom · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-24. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.