appwrite vs IBM Code Engine MCP Server
appwrite is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by appwrite. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). IBM Code Engine MCP Server is an MCP server published by markusvankempen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  appwrite |  IBM Code Engine MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.4.2 Downloads/month (npm): 470 Downloads/week (npm): 84 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 | appwrite | IBM Code Engine MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.appwrite.io) | On your machine (code-engine-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 3, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 15 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | BSD-3-Clause | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/appwrite/claude-plugin | github.com/markusvankempen/code-engine-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
appwrite
Appwrite tools for Claude Code, including SDK skills, Appwrite MCP servers, and deployment commands.
IBM Code Engine MCP Server
Deploy to IBM Code Engine from Cursor, Copilot, Claude & Cline. Build, push, deploy via MCP.
How to run each
appwrite As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install appwrite@claude-plugins-officialIBM Code Engine MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "IBMCLOUD_API_KEY=<YOUR_IBMCLOUD_API_KEY>" --transport stdio code-engine-mcp-server -- npx -y code-engine-mcp-serverRequires: IBMCLOUD_API_KEY (secret)
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
Only appwrite asks for
APPWRITE_API_KEY (secret)APPWRITE_ENDPOINTAPPWRITE_PROJECT_ID
Only IBM Code Engine MCP Server asks for
CONTAINER_RUNTIMEIBMCLOUD_API_KEY (secret)IBMCLOUD_REGION
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: appwrite · What it can do: IBM Code Engine MCP Server · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.