metro vs MCP Gateway
metro is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
metro is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bonustrack. No marketplace we read lists it any more. MCP Gateway is an MCP server published by MikkoParkkola. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  MCP Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bonustrack/metro | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.9.19 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.5.1 Forks (GitHub): 18 Stars (GitHub): 84 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 | metrono longer listed · | MCP Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 84 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 18 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:3.5.1) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bonustrack/metro | github.com/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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 metro
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Hands-on test results for 560+ remote MCP connectors: does it work, how to sign in, what breaks.
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Thin MOVA MCP proxy for bindings, transport resolution, and upstream tools/call execution.
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See what an MCP connector can do for your business, get a scenario map, book a consultation.
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Meta-MCP gateway: search, inspect and call any MCP server from the public registries.
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Search thousands of MCP connectors from the AgentHotspot marketplace via your AI agent.
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mcp-relay io.github.runrelay/mcp-relay
RunRelay MCP relay — AI agent threads, HITL confirmations, and travel capability discovery.
What each says it does
metro
Every connector on this box as its own MCP server through metro's local relay, the orchestrator guard, and the standing rules loaded at session start.
MCP Gateway
Universal MCP gateway with Meta-MCP discovery, routing, and REST API capabilities.
How to run each
metro
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
MCP Gateway As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-gateway -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:3.5.1 serve --stdioCommands 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: metro · What it can do: MCP Gateway · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.