DeepWiki Index vs GitHub
DeepWiki Index is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by 88plug. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). GitHub is an MCP server published by github. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  DeepWiki Index |  GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 88plug/claude-code-plugins | Not seen in the last pass Version: 2026.7.18 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 180 Stars (GitHub): 33 643 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 180 Stars (GitHub): 33 643 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 | DeepWiki Index | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 33 643 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 5 180 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| 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 | 40 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/88plug/deepwiki-index | github.com/github/github-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
DeepWiki Index
Index a public GitHub repo's DeepWiki (the page the 'Ask DeepWiki' badge links to) hands-free, and do it autonomously after publishing or updating a repo — no human clicking. Encodes the verified deepwiki.com trigger (api.devin.ai/ada/index_public_repo, reCAPTCHA v2-invisible) and the trusted-browser path: drive the real desktop browser (screen-mcp) or run the bundled Playwright helper with a real Chrome profile so the captcha passes silently, then poll the public status API to completed.
GitHub
Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
How to run each
DeepWiki Index As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add 88plug/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install deepwiki-index@88plugGitHub As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http github-mcp-server https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of DeepWiki Index publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of DeepWiki Index publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: DeepWiki Index · What it can do: GitHub · 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 Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.