bitrefill vs SpendTheBits Gift Cards
bitrefill is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bitrefill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). SpendTheBits Gift Cards is an MCP server published by jkambo1986-collab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  SpendTheBits Gift Cards | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bitrefill/agents | Listed Version: 3.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 26 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 222 Downloads/week (npm): 222 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 | bitrefill | SpendTheBits Gift Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 26 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.bitrefill.com/mcp) | On your machine (@spendthebits/mcp-giftcards) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bitrefill/agents | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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
bitrefill
Browse and buy gift cards, mobile top-ups, and eSIMs on Bitrefill — 1,500+ brands, 180+ countries, crypto/x402/balance payments (bundled MCP connector)
SpendTheBits Gift Cards
Let an AI agent buy gift cards with USDC over x402, within limits the wallet owner sets.
How to run each
bitrefill As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add bitrefill/agents
/plugin install bitrefill@bitrefill-skillsSpendTheBits Gift Cards As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "STB_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_STB_AGENT_PRIVATE_KEY>" --transport stdio stb-giftcards -- npx -y @spendthebits/mcp-giftcardsRequires: STB_AGENT_PRIVATE_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
The marketplaces of bitrefill publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: bitrefill · What it can do: SpendTheBits Gift Cards · Compare two other plugins
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