mcp-server-dev vs VMware Debug
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). VMware Debug is an MCP server published by vmware-skills. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  VMware Debug | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 268 Stars (GitHub): 37 981 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 118 Downloads/week (PyPI): 191 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 | mcp-server-dev | VMware Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 37 981 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 268 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (vmware-debug) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/vmware-skills/vmware-debug |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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.
VMware Debug
VMware incident timeline, root-cause routing, local case ledger; no vSphere access. 14 MCP tools.
How to run each
mcp-server-dev As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install mcp-server-dev@claude-plugins-officialVMware Debug As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio vmware-debug -- uvx vmware-debug mcpCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: mcp-server-dev · What it can do: VMware Debug · 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.