Zen vs GitWarren
Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). GitWarren is an MCP server published by klarluft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |  Zen |  GitWarren |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 036 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 868 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 778 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.18 Downloads/month (npm): 1 947 Downloads/week (npm): 278 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 18 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 | GitWarren |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 778 (better) | 18 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 868 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 036 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/zen) | On your machine (gitwarren) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| 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 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server | github.com/klarluft/gitwarren-app |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Zen
Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.
GitWarren
Code review on your own machine, for you and your coding agent. Nothing leaves your computer.
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)
GitWarren As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio gitwarren -- npx -y gitwarren mcp --serve "<YOUR_SERVE>"Requires: --serve
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of GitWarren 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 GitWarren asks for
GITWARREN_DATA_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Zen · What it can do: GitWarren · 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 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.