idle-timing vs Grafana
idle-timing is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by clankercode. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. 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 |  idle-timing |   Grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: v2.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 495 Stars (GitHub): 3 656 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 495 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 172 074 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 656 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 | idle-timing | Grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 3 656 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 1 172 074 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 495 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-10 |
| 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 | 65 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 2 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/clankercode/claude-inject-idle-time | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 h ago, requires authentication |
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
idle-timing
- Injects timing block to prompts (not user-visible) covering local date-time, idle time (since agent turn ended), and prior turn execution time. - Shows `[after Xm Ys]` to user via post submit hook to indicate how long it was between that prompt and agent finishing prior turn. - Provides statusline integration for idle time.
Grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
How to run each
idle-timing As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install idle-timing@claude-communityGrafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Grafana has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of idle-timing publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of idle-timing publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: idle-timing · What it can do: Grafana · 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. 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.