nersc vs HomeShed
nersc is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
nersc is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cedriclim1. No marketplace we read lists it any more. HomeShed is an MCP server published by keefng8. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  HomeShed | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cedriclim1/nersc-claude-plugin | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 539 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 539 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | nerscno longer listed · | HomeShed |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 19 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 7 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-28 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (homeshed-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cedriclim1/nersc-claude-plugin | github.com/keefng8/homeshed-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 15 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 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.
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What each says it does
nersc
NERSC Perlmutter MCP server + /nersc skill
HomeShed
Every tool your AI needs in one self-hosted install: memory, reasoning, git, Docker and more.
How to run each
nersc
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
HomeShed As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio homeshed-mcp -- uvx homeshed-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
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: nersc · What it can do: HomeShed · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.