cachebeat vs io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
cachebeat is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
cachebeat is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Mayank. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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
| Marketplace |  io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 404mayank/cachebeat | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.9.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: v2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 468 Stars (GitHub): 3 570 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 468 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 071 892 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 570 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | cachebeatno longer listed · | io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 3 570 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 1 071 892 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 468 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 65 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/404mayank/cachebeat | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 26 h ago, requires a key |
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 cachebeat
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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- Injects timing block to prompts (not user-visible) covering local date-time, idle time (since agent turn ended), and prior turn execution time. - Shows `[after Xm Ys]` to user…
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A Claude Code plugin that prevents your machine from sleeping during long Claude Code sessions. Inspired by GitHub Copilot CLI's /keep-alive command.
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A prompt cache bar and dashboard for every conversation, subagent and teammate, per-conversation TTLs, and upkeep that keeps an idle cache warm or compacts it.
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Sits your session while you step away — auto-snapshots long idle sessions before the prompt-cache cliff so you can /clear and resume a 300K-token session for pennies.
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Runs the cache-refund checkup and narrates it: what your prompt cache saved, what it leaked, and (for API users) whether to enable the 1-hour TTL.
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A band above the prompt with the wall clock and how long the session has run (14:05 · 1h 12m).
What each says it does
cachebeat
Keeps the prompt cache warm while a session sits idle, with a beating heart under the prompt and a countdown to the next beat
io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
How to run each
cachebeat
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cachebeat publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of cachebeat publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: cachebeat · What it can do: io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.