cpa vs Postman MCP Server
cpa is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
cpa is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Canvas Medical. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Postman MCP Server is an MCP server published by postman.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |   Postman MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace canvas-medical/coding-agents | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.30.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.14.0 Downloads/month (npm): 33 131 Downloads/week (npm): 7 080 Forks (GitHub): 88 Stars (GitHub): 325 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:73f715030cbe Forks (GitHub): 88 Pulls (Docker Hub): 46 453 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 325 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.14.0 Downloads/month (npm): 33 131 Downloads/week (npm): 7 080 Forks (GitHub): 88 Stars (GitHub): 325 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 | cpano longer listed · | Postman MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 325 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 46 453 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 88 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 42 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 28 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/canvas-medical/coding-agents | github.com/postmanlabs/postman-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 days ago, requires a key |
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 cpa
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Build Power Apps Canvas Apps using the Canvas Authoring MCP server.
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Sanity content platform integration with MCP server, agent skills, and slash commands. Query and author content, build and optimize GROQ queries, design schemas, and set up Visual…
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Strale agent skills with remote MCP connector for Strale platform integration.
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Official plugin for RootCX, the open-source platform for building internal software and AI agents on a unified, secure foundation. Connect to any RootCX Core, scaffold apps and…
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Comprehensive toolkit for developing Claude Code plugins. Includes 7 expert skills covering hooks, MCP integration, commands, agents, and best practices. AI-assisted plugin…
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Build Claude Code skills, agents, hooks, and MCP servers from plain-language descriptions. Generate, validate, and ship plugins without writing boilerplate.
What each says it does
cpa
Helps solutions consultants build Canvas Medical plugins through guided dialogue and automated workflows
Postman MCP Server
Give your AI agents trusted access to the full Postman platform.
How to run each
cpa
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Postman MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http postman-mcp-server https://mcp.postman.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: POSTMAN_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Postman MCP Server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cpa publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only cpa asks for
PYTHONPATH
Only Postman MCP Server asks for
POSTMAN_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: cpa · What it can do: Postman 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.