cockroachdb vs codeDB Lens
cockroachdb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cockroachdb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). codeDB Lens is an MCP server published by codedb-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  codeDB Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.9.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | codeDB Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 8 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-13 (worse) | 2026-10-29 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (cockroachlabs.cloud/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/codedb-io/codedb-lens:0.9.1) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 39 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cockroachdb/copilot-plugin | github.com/codedb-io/codedb-lens |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-27 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 14 h ago, requires authentication | 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.
codeDB Lens
Read-only health checks and data questions for SQL Server and PostgreSQL, with your saved profiles.
How to run each
cockroachdb
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
codeDB Lens As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "CODEDB_LENS_PASSWORD=<YOUR_CODEDB_LENS_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio codedb-lens -- docker run -i --rm -e CODEDB_LENS_PASSWORD ghcr.io/codedb-io/codedb-lens:0.9.1 mcp --engine "<YOUR_ENGINE>" --server "<YOUR_SERVER>"Requires: CODEDB_LENS_PASSWORD (secret), --engine, --server
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only cockroachdb has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of cockroachdb publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: cockroachdb · What it can do: codeDB Lens · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/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.