connector-namespaces vs NORMA MCP Server
NORMA MCP Server is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
connector-namespaces is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Azure. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). NORMA MCP Server is an MCP server published by kynosure-ai. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  connector-namespaces | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 20 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | connector-namespaces | NORMA MCP Serverno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 20 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (norma-mcp.kynosure.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/azure/connectors | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of NORMA MCP Server
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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meok-enterprise-compliance-suite io.github.CSOAI-ORG/meok-enterprise-compliance-suite
MEOK Enterprise Compliance Suite — End-to-end EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2, DORA, ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI
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conformy io.github.SwikingSWE/conformy
EU AI Act & NIS2 compliance — classify AI systems, check obligations, draft docs.
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City hiring-compliance MCP server with regulation search and full audit risk scoring.
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dora-compliance-mcp io.github.CSOAI-ORG/dora-compliance-mcp
DORA (EU Digital Operational Resilience Act) compliance for AI agents. 5-pillar audit, incident ...
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governance-mcp works.mima/governance-mcp
AI governance evidence for EU AI Act, ISO 42001, SOC 2, and NIST AI RMF.
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us-regulations-mcp eu.ansvar/us-regulations-mcp
US compliance: HIPAA, CCPA, SOX, GLBA, FERPA, COPPA, FDA, EPA, FFIEC, NYDFS + 4 state privacy laws
What each says it does
connector-namespaces
Interactive GitHub Copilot canvas for discovering, connecting, and managing hosted MCP servers from an Azure Connector Namespace.
NORMA MCP Server
EU compliance corpus across 8 frameworks (NIS2, DORA, AI Act, ISO 27001 + more) via MCP.
How to run each
connector-namespaces
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
NORMA MCP Server
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: connector-namespaces · What it can do: NORMA MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/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.