elastic-sense vs Elasticsearch
elastic-sense is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ahmidbbc. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Elasticsearch is an MCP server published by TocharianOU. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  elastic-sense |  Elasticsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.9.1 Downloads/month (npm): 550 Downloads/week (npm): 265 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | elastic-sense | Elasticsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 8 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 6 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@tocharianou/elasticsearch-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 1 | 10, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ahmidbbc/elastic-sense | github.com/tocharianou/elasticsearch-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
elastic-sense
ElasticSense is a Claude Code plugin for Elastic workflows. It uses Elastic Agent Builder as the primary integration path and offers a deprecated legacy_direct fallback for environments that cannot expose the Agent Builder MCP endpoint yet. For end users, the setup flow stays the same in both modes: install the plugin, fill the Claude userConfig prompts, then ask Claude for Elastic investigations in natural language. The mode only changes which backend the plugin starts behind the scenes.
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch MCP Server for ES 5.x-9.x with a query harness, field validation and full API access
How to run each
elastic-sense As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install elastic-sense@claude-communityElasticsearch As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ES_API_KEY=<YOUR_ES_API_KEY>" --env "ES_PASSWORD=<YOUR_ES_PASSWORD>" --env "ES_URL=<YOUR_ES_URL>" --env "MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT>" --transport stdio elasticsearch -- npx -y @tocharianou/elasticsearch-mcpRequires: ES_API_KEY (secret), ES_PASSWORD (secret), ES_URL, MCP_TRANSPORT
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only elastic-sense asks for
ELASTIC_API_KEY (secret)ELASTIC_MCP_URLLEGACY_ES_SSL_SKIP_VERIFYLEGACY_ES_URLUSE_LEGACY_DIRECT_MODE
Only Elasticsearch asks for
ES_API_KEY (secret)ES_CA_CERTES_PASSWORD (secret)ES_URLES_USERNAMEMAX_TOKEN_CALLMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_TRANSPORTNODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: elastic-sense · What it can do: Elasticsearch · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.