cockroachdb vs DataRunner
cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). DataRunner is an MCP server published by datarunner.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  cockroachdb | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 No figure published 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 | cockroachdb | DataRunner |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (datarunner) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 42 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cockroachdb/claude-plugin | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-19 |
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
cockroachdb
Connect Claude Code directly to your CockroachDB clusters for hands-on database work — explore schemas, write optimized SQL, debug queries, and manage distributed database clusters. This plugin provides 14 tools across two active MCP backends (self-hosted MCP Toolbox and managed CockroachDB Cloud MCP Server), three specialized agents (DBA, Developer, Operator), 32 skills across 6 operational domains, and built-in safety hooks.
DataRunner
Query, monitor and schedule SQL across your databases: schemas, read-only SQL, alerts, hosts.
How to run each
cockroachdb As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install cockroachdb@claude-plugins-officialDataRunner As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "DATARUNNER_KEY=<YOUR_DATARUNNER_KEY>" --transport stdio datarunner -- npx -y datarunner mcpRequires: DATARUNNER_KEY (secret)
Commands 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
Only cockroachdb asks for
COCKROACHDB_DATABASECOCKROACHDB_HOSTCOCKROACHDB_PASSWORD (secret)COCKROACHDB_PORTCOCKROACHDB_SSLMODECOCKROACHDB_USER
Only DataRunner asks for
DATARUNNER_KEY (secret)DATARUNNER_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: cockroachdb · What it can do: DataRunner · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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. 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.