mcp-tunnels vs @zackbart/connecta
mcp-tunnels is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). @zackbart/connecta is an MCP server published by zackbart. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |  @zackbart/connecta | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 886 Stars (GitHub): 47 083 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.47.1 Downloads/month (npm): 2 970 Downloads/week (npm): 1 197 Forks (GitHub): 1 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-tunnels | @zackbart/connecta |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 47 083 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 886 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@zackbart/connecta) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| 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 (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/zackbart/connecta |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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-tunnels
Connect Claude to a private MCP server through an Anthropic MCP tunnel. The /create-docker-mcp-tunnel command drives the Docker Compose quickstart end to end: certificates, proxy config, cloudflared, and a verifiable sample server.
@zackbart/connecta
One MCP to rule them all — a single MCP endpoint aggregating many downstream connectors behind a code-first surface of six meta-tools.
How to run each
mcp-tunnels As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install mcp-tunnels@claude-plugins-official@zackbart/connecta
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: mcp-tunnels · What it can do: @zackbart/connecta · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.