Comparison

chain-indexer vs TimeBase

chain-indexer is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

chain-indexer is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. TimeBase is an MCP server published by epam. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	chain-indexer	TimeBase
Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.7 Downloads/month (PyPI): 548 Downloads/week (PyPI): 114 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
PyPI (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.7 Downloads/month (PyPI): 548 Downloads/week (PyPI): 114 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-13

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

chain-indexer vs TimeBase
Fact	chain-indexerno longer listed · 2026-10-18	TimeBase
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	3
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	3	8
Forks (GitHub)	0	0
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-22
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp)	On your machine (timebase-mcp)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	15, secrets among them: 2
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	8
Licence (differs)	MIT	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	github.com/epam/timebase-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	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 chain-indexer

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

web3-dev

Build web3 applications, scripts, CLIs, bots, and mobile/desktop clients that read blockchain data through the Blockscout PRO API — a single HTTP API spanning 100+ EVM chains.

by Blockscout · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
Iroha

Use native Torii MCP on deployed Iroha networks such as Taira for live account, asset, contract, governance, and transaction workflows.

by Hyperledger Iroha contributors · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
agents-blockchain-web3

Specialized agents for blockchain development, smart contracts, and Web3 applications

by BuildWithClaude Community · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
blockscout-analysis

Rules, execution strategies, and conventions for ad-hoc blockchain data analysis and building tools, scripts, and applications that query the Blockscout API.

by Blockscout · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
dashclaw

DashClaw governance, integration, and platform intelligence: guard checks, approvals, and audit trails for your agents.

by DashClaw · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
aptos-agent-skills

AI skills for building fullstack Aptos dApps — Move smart contracts, TypeScript SDK, wallet integration, security auditing, and gas optimization.

by aptos-labs · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

chain-indexer

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Generate blockchain event indexing setup

TimeBase

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Explore and query TimeBase streams, schemas, QQL, symbols, and server status via MCP.

How to run each

chain-indexer

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

TimeBase As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "TIMEBASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio timebase-mcp -- uvx --from "timebase-mcp[all]" timebase-mcp

Requires: TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), TIMEBASE_PASSWORD (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

The marketplaces of chain-indexer publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: chain-indexer · What it can do: TimeBase · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-29. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.