Bult.ai vs Desktop Commander
Bult.ai is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
Bult.ai is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bult.ai. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 6 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |   Desktop Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bultcloud/mcp-server | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 966 995 Downloads/week (npm): 159 845 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Pulls (Docker Hub): 238 902 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 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 | Bult.aino longer listed · | Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 6 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 10 092 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 238 902 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 253 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@bultcloud/mcp-server) | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 26 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bultcloud/mcp-server | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 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 Bult.ai
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Deploy and manage Bult apps from AI coding agents.
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Deploy apps from GitHub, read build/runtime logs, and manage your app's users from your AI agent.
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Let your AI agent build, preview and update web apps, download source and publish when you allow it.
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Operate Automo Build, the AI app builder, as yourself: projects, builds, QA, security, deployments.
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AI product expert answering from live source code, with sources and a verification status.
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AI Dev Kit is a complete plugin-oriented developer workspace for AI coding assistants. It ships everything needed to run professional-grade engineering workflows — TDD, code…
What each says it does
Bult.ai
Deploy, manage, and debug Bult.ai cloud apps from Codex with skills and MCP tools.
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
How to run each
Bult.ai
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Bult.ai publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Desktop Commander publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Bult.ai · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.