cockroachdb vs io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite
cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite is an MCP server published by arifulislamat. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.2 Downloads/month (npm): 429 Downloads/week (npm): 201 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (cockroachlabs.cloud/mcp) | On your machine (@database-mcp/sqlite) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 38 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cockroachdb/copilot-plugin | github.com/arifulislamat/database-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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 GitHub Copilot to your CockroachDB clusters: run and explore SQL through MCP, with DBA/Developer/Operator agents, CockroachDB best-practice skills, and safety hooks that block destructive statements.
io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite
MCP server for SQLite databases. Read-only by default, row caps, statement timeouts.
How to run each
cockroachdb
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SQLITE_PATH=<YOUR_SQLITE_PATH>" --transport stdio database-mcp-sqlite -- npx -y @database-mcp/sqliteRequires: SQLITE_PATH
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 io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite asks for
SQLITE_PATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: cockroachdb · What it can do: io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-sqlite · Compare two other plugins
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