ty-python-lsp vs Locus
ty-python-lsp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by andres-ortizl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Locus is an MCP server published by paladini. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  ty-python-lsp |  Locus |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Downloads/month (npm): 154 Downloads/week (npm): 29 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | ty-python-lsp | Locus |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@paladini/locus-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/andres-ortizl/ty-lsp-claude-code-plugin | github.com/paladini/locus-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 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
ty-python-lsp
Wires up Astral's ty, an extremely fast Python type checker, as an LSP server for Claude Code's built-in LSP tool. On .py / .pyi / .pyw files Claude can use hover (inferred types and docstrings), go-to-definition, go-to-implementation, find-references, document and workspace symbol search, and call hierarchy. Configuration is auto-detected from pyproject.toml; no extra LSP settings required. Requires ty on PATH (uv tool install ty or pip install ty).
Locus
Lightweight MCP server for LSP code intelligence — symbol lookup, refs, types, diagnostics.
How to run each
ty-python-lsp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install ty-python-lsp@claude-communityLocus As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio locus-mcp -- npx -y @paladini/locus-mcp serveCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: ty-python-lsp · What it can do: Locus · Compare two other plugins
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