astro vs Glif
astro is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ascorbic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Glif is an MCP server published by glif.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |  astro |  Glif |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ascorbic/skills | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 215 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:3f93ddceeb99 Forks (GitHub): 33 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 672 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 215 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 | astro | Glif |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 215 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 19 672 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 33 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.docs.astro.build/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 10 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 11 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ascorbic/skills | github.com/glifxyz/glif-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 44 h ago | not checked yet |
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
astro
Astro development skills and documentation
Glif
Generate images, video, and audio with Glif's media-generation agent
How to run each
astro As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add ascorbic/skills
/plugin install astro@ascorbic-skillsGlif As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only astro has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of astro publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of astro publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: astro · What it can do: Glif · Compare two other plugins
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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.