appwrite vs The App Stores Cooolest API
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). The App Stores Cooolest API is an MCP server published by smbcloudXYZ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 7 (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 (smbcloud-ascapi-cli) |
| 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/smbcloudxyz/smbcloud-ascapi |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
| 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.
The App Stores Cooolest API
Forget Fastlane, this is the app stores coolest API.
How to run each
appwrite As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install appwrite@claude-plugins-officialThe App Stores Cooolest API
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: ASC_API_KEY, ASC_ISSUER_ID, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH (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 The App Stores Cooolest API asks for
ASC_API_KEYASC_ISSUER_IDASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: appwrite · What it can do: The App Stores Cooolest API · 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.