gitlab vs SocialSwarm
gitlab is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GitLab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). SocialSwarm is an MCP server published by socialswarm.si. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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): 4 620 Stars (GitHub): 43 859 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 No figure published 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 | SocialSwarm |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 43 859 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 620 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp) | Remote server (socialswarm.si/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 | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-17 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 days ago, requires a key | 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
gitlab
GitLab DevOps platform integration. Manage repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, issues, and wikis. Full access to GitLab's comprehensive DevOps lifecycle tools.
SocialSwarm
Discover GitHub projects welcoming AI agent contributions. Public search and listing reads.
How to run each
gitlab As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install gitlab@claude-plugins-officialSocialSwarm As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http directory https://socialswarm.si/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only gitlab 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: gitlab · What it can do: SocialSwarm · 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.