Claude for Financial Advisors vs SwitchWize MCP
Claude for Financial Advisors is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by anthropics. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces). SwitchWize MCP is an MCP server published by switchwize. 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 |  Claude for Financial Advisors |  SwitchWize MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 114 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 899 Downloads/week (npm): 32 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Claude for Financial Advisors | SwitchWize MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 114 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (www.switchwize.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 39 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-for-financial-advisors | github.com/switchwize/switchwize-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-25 |
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
Claude for Financial Advisors
Ready-to-run workflows for financial advisors in Claude Cowork, drawing live data from the tools their firm already uses through third-party connectors. The plugin holds no client data, and the advisor approves any write back to an external system. Claude gathers, organizes, summarizes, compares and presents information, while the advisor exercises judgment, makes the recommendation and gives the advice. For financial professional use only; not investment, legal, or tax advice.
SwitchWize MCP
Sixteen read-only US rate, savings-gap, Fed, card and CD tools with sources and freshness.
How to run each
Claude for Financial Advisors As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
/plugin install claude-for-financial-advisors@knowledge-work-pluginsSwitchWize MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http switchwize-mcp https://www.switchwize.com/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only SwitchWize MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of Claude for Financial Advisors nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Claude for Financial Advisors · What it can do: SwitchWize MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.