Comparison

betaflight-mcp vs Arm MCP Server

betaflight-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

betaflight-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bob Vandevliet. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Arm MCP Server is an MCP server published by arm. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	betaflight-mcp	Arm MCP Server
Community marketplace bvandevliet/betaflight-mcp	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.4 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 2.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 21 Stars (GitHub): 94 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:ea7c4d1daeb9 Forks (GitHub): 21 Stars (GitHub): 94 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

betaflight-mcp vs Arm MCP Server
Fact	betaflight-mcpno longer listed · 2026-10-18	Arm MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	3	94
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	21
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (betaflight-mcp)	On your machine (docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	7
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	AGPL-3.0-only	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/bvandevliet/betaflight-mcp	github.com/arm/mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	4	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-15	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 betaflight-mcp

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

inav-mcp io.github.starlordz12/inav-mcp

MCP server for iNAV flight-controller configuration and diagnostics

by starlordz12 · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
flight-logger-mcp io.github.CSOAI-ORG/flight-logger-mcp

Flight Logger MCP Server by MEOK AI Labs

by CSOAI-ORG · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
ThrustLab

Simulate electric UAV powertrains and search a public motor, propeller and battery database.

by thrustlab.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
picocalc-mcp io.github.LofiFren/picocalc-mcp

AI assistant access to PicoCalc MicroPython hardware over USB.

by LofiFren · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
BLEA

Universal Agent Plugin for safe BLE diagnostics and automation via Skill, CLI, and MCP.

by Nitmi · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
PIO Agent

Build, inspect, flash, and monitor PlatformIO firmware projects with policy-controlled tools.

by jl-codes · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

betaflight-mcp

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Connect Claude to Betaflight flight controllers. Real-time sensor reads, live CLI configuration, and an expert PID tuning assistant — powered by the MSP binary protocol and Betaflight CLI over USB serial.

Arm MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Official Arm MCP server for code migration, optimization, and Arm architecture guidance

How to run each

betaflight-mcp

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Arm MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio arm-mcp -- docker run -i --rm run --rm -i -v "<YOUR_WORKSPACE_PATH>:/workspace" -v "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>:/run/keys/ssh-key.pem:ro" -v "<YOUR_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH>:/run/keys/known_hosts:ro" docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of betaflight-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: betaflight-mcp · What it can do: Arm MCP Server · 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 2026-10-19. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.