gitlab vs io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab
gitlab is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GitLab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab is an MCP server published by vish288. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 247 Stars (GitHub): 37 724 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.17.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | gitlab | io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 37 724 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 247 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp) | On your machine (mcp-gitlab) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 9, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/vish288/mcp-gitlab |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
gitlab
GitLab DevOps platform integration. Manage repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, issues, and wikis. Full access to GitLab's comprehensive DevOps lifecycle tools.
io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab
GitLab MCP server for MCP 2026-07-28: projects, MRs, files, reviews, pipelines, CI/CD, issues
How to run each
gitlab As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install gitlab@claude-plugins-officialio.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY=<YOUR_GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY>" --env "GITLAB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>" --env "GITLAB_URL=<YOUR_GITLAB_URL>" --transport stdio mcp-gitlab -- uvx mcp-gitlabRequires: GITLAB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), GITLAB_OAUTH_JWT_KEY (secret), GITLAB_TOKEN (secret), GITLAB_URL
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
The marketplaces of gitlab publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: gitlab · What it can do: io.github.vish288/mcp-gitlab · 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.