context7 vs ai.byteask/embedded-docs
context7 is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Upstash. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). ai.byteask/embedded-docs is an MCP server published by byteask.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  context7 |  ai.byteask/embedded-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 295 Stars (GitHub): 38 565 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 25 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 | context7 | ai.byteask/embedded-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 38 565 (better) | 25 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 295 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.context7.com/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.byteask.ai/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/byteask/byteask-embedded-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 32 h ago | 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
context7
Upstash Context7 MCP server for up-to-date documentation lookup. Connects to Context7's hosted remote MCP server (https://mcp.context7.com/mcp) — no local Node.js or npx required — to pull version-specific documentation and code examples directly from source repositories into your LLM context. Works anonymously out of the box; set CONTEXT7_API_KEY for higher rate limits.
ai.byteask/embedded-docs
Page-cited retrieval for embedded docs, datasheets, MISRA, CMSIS, and RTOS references.
How to run each
context7 As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install context7@claude-plugins-officialai.byteask/embedded-docs As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http embedded-docs https://mcp.byteask.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only context7 has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: context7 · What it can do: ai.byteask/embedded-docs · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/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.