mcp-server-dev vs Chronicling America
mcp-server-dev is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). Chronicling America is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |  Chronicling America | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 858 Stars (GitHub): 46 630 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.1 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 | mcp-server-dev | Chronicling America |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 46 630 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 858 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-31 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (gateway.pipeworx.io/chronicling-america/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-chronicling-america |
| 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| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 36 h ago returned HTTP 200 |
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
mcp-server-dev
Skills for designing and building MCP servers that work seamlessly with Claude. Guides you through deployment models (remote HTTP, MCPB, local), tool design patterns, auth, and interactive MCP apps.
Chronicling America
Chronicling America MCP — full-text search of ~150 years of digitized U.S. newspapers…
How to run each
mcp-server-dev As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install mcp-server-dev@claude-plugins-officialChronicling America As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http chronicling-america https://gateway.pipeworx.io/chronicling-america/mcpRequires: PIPEWORX_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Chronicling America has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of mcp-server-dev nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of mcp-server-dev publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mcp-server-dev · What it can do: Chronicling America · 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.