socials vs twscrape Twitter/X (read-only)
socials is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Brainrot-Creations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) is an MCP server published by jsilets. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  socials |  twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: af59dd5 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 23 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 134 Downloads/week (PyPI): 24 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | socials | twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 23 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (twscrape-twitter-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/brainrot-creations/socials-claude-code-plugin | github.com/jsilets/twscrape-twitter-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
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
socials
Official Claude Code plugin for Socials (Brainrot Creations). Ships an MCP server that connects Claude to the Socials browser extension so Claude can work with your logged-in sessions on X, LinkedIn, and Reddit. Claude talks to the extension over a local stdio MCP process and a localhost WebSocket (127.0.0.1:9847); the extension must have Agent Mode enabled. Supports feed browsing, post context, reply drafting with personas/moods, basic browser control (open tab, navigate, reload), and access checks. Works with Claude Code via the bundled plugin manifest and .mcp.json; also usable from Claude Desktop with a manual MCP entry. Requires Node.js 18+, the Socials extension, and (where applicable) a Socials plan that includes Agent Mode.
twscrape Twitter/X (read-only)
Read-only X/Twitter MCP: posts, threads, replies, search via twscrape. No API key.
How to run each
socials As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install socials@claude-communitytwscrape Twitter/X (read-only) As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio twscrape-twitter-mcp -- uvx twscrape-twitter-mcpCommands 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 twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: socials · What it can do: twscrape Twitter/X (read-only) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-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.