releases vs npm Trends API
releases is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by buildinternet. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). npm Trends API is an MCP server published by trendsapi.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  releases |  npm Trends API |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | releases | npm Trends API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-21 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.releases.sh/mcp) | Remote server (npm.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 12 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/buildinternet/releases-cli | github.com/trendsapi-ai/npm-trends-api |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 21 h ago | Responded 3 days ago |
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
releases
Search and analyze release notes and changelogs from hundreds of products. Releases gives AI agents and coding assistants direct access to up-to-date product release notes — tracking what's shipping across hundreds of tools, services, and platforms by indexing changelogs, release pages, and support docs from across the web. Releases keeps agents current on what's actually changed. Product teams, engineers, and competitive intelligence analysts use it to monitor their stack, follow integration partners, and spot shifts in their market — without manually checking dozens of release pages.
npm Trends API
npm package download trends and adoption growth over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai
How to run each
releases As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install releases@claude-communitynpm Trends API As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http npm https://npm.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
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: releases · What it can do: npm Trends API · 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.