BuildBetter vs SmartBear MCP
BuildBetter is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑03.
BuildBetter is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by BuildBetter. No marketplace we read lists it any more. SmartBear MCP is an MCP server published by smartbear.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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 |  SmartBear MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace buildbetter-app/skills | Removed on 2026-11-03 Version: 0.6.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 24 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.43.0 Downloads/month (npm): 43 513 Downloads/week (npm): 13 019 Forks (GitHub): 50 Stars (GitHub): 44 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8a64acae01b6 Forks (GitHub): 50 Pulls (Docker Hub): 15 426 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 44 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 | BuildBetterno longer listed · | SmartBear MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 24 | 44 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 15 426 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 50 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-03 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.buildbetter.app) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 160 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 17, secrets among them: 10 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 10 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/buildbetter-app/skills | github.com/smartbear/smartbear-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 400 (23 h ago) |
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 BuildBetter
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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AI-assisted development methodology — scaffolding skills, talk pipeline (6 stages), landing page generator, context engineering, and design templates
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Full-stack engineering ops for Claude Code. One command (/prodmasterai) covers your entire dev lifecycle: orchestrate features into parallel tasks, run 11-phase QA with health…
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Structured, standards-aware SDLC orchestration for Claude Code — 5 workflow types, 23 agents, 15+ skills, visual companion server for product design.
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Agentic Engineering toolkit with 12 structured workflow skills, 5 specialist agent personas, and 7 slash commands. Covers the full development lifecycle from idea to production…
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Full SDLC pipeline with 7 agents: architecture, code review, QA, security. Two decisions per feature, the rest is automated.
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Never re-explain your project to Claude again. devpace remembers context across sessions, manages requirement changes, and ensures quality gates — all automatically. Zero setup…
What each says it does
BuildBetter
Use BuildBetter's MCP server and bb CLI from Claude Code.
SmartBear MCP
MCP server for AI access to SmartBear tools, including BugSnag, Reflect, Swagger, PactFlow, QTM4J.
How to run each
BuildBetter
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
SmartBear MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http smartbear-mcp https://bugsnag.mcp.smartbear.com/mcpRequires: BEARQ_API_TOKEN (secret), BUGSNAG_AUTH_TOKEN (secret), PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD (secret), PACT_BROKER_TOKEN (secret), QTM4J_API_KEY (secret), QTM4J_AUTOMATION_API_KEY (secret), REFLECT_API_TOKEN (secret), SWAGGER_API_KEY (secret), SWAGGER_FUNCTIONAL_TESTING_API_TOKEN (secret), ZEPHYR_API_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only SmartBear MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of BuildBetter publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of BuildBetter publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: BuildBetter · What it can do: SmartBear MCP · 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 Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.