PDF Viewer vs Task402 Agent Evidence Tools
PDF Viewer is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). Task402 Agent Evidence Tools is an MCP server published by task402.xyz. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  Task402 Agent Evidence Tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 369 Stars (GitHub): 29 771 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 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 | PDF Viewer | Task402 Agent Evidence Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 29 771 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 369 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@modelcontextprotocol/server-pdf) | Remote server (task402.xyz/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins | github.com/xbckz/task402 |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
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
PDF Viewer
View, annotate, and sign PDFs in a live interactive viewer. Mark up contracts, fill forms with visual feedback, stamp approvals, and place signatures — then download the annotated copy.
Task402 Agent Evidence Tools
Paid evidence tools for PDFs, public webpages, OpenAPI contracts, and Base chain data for AI agents.
How to run each
PDF Viewer As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
/plugin install pdf-viewer@knowledge-work-pluginsTask402 Agent Evidence Tools As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http x402-docs https://task402.xyz/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Task402 Agent Evidence Tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of PDF Viewer nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: PDF Viewer · What it can do: Task402 Agent Evidence Tools · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/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.