Zen vs Dart and Flutter
Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Dart and Flutter is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dart and Flutter. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Zen | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 036 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 967 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 792 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace flutter/agent-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.7 Forks (GitHub): 183 Stars (GitHub): 3 084 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 | Zen | Dart and Flutter |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 792 (better) | 3 084 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 967 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 036 (better) | 183 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-20 |
| 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 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 27 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | BSD-3-Clause |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server | github.com/flutter/agent-plugins |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
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
Zen
Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.
Dart and Flutter
The official Claude plugin for Dart and Flutter that installs Flutter/Dart Skills and Dart MCP server for building natively compiled, visually stunning applications for mobile, web, desktop, and embedded devices from a single codebase
How to run each
Zen As a local MCP server: Docker image
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/zenRequires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret), XAI_API_KEY (secret)
Dart and Flutter As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add flutter/agent-plugins
/plugin install dart-flutter@dart-flutterCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Dart and Flutter publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Zen asks for
GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret)XAI_API_KEY (secret)
Only Dart and Flutter asks for
AGENT_PLUGIN
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Zen · What it can do: Dart and Flutter · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.