@oss-scout/mcp vs GitHub
@oss-scout/mcp is an MCP server published by @oss-scout. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (npm registry (MCP servers)). GitHub is an MCP server published by github. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  GitHub | |
|---|---|---|
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.13.1 Downloads/month (npm): 870 Downloads/week (npm): 253 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 308 Stars (GitHub): 34 320 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:f6056fc10bff Forks (GitHub): 5 308 Stars (GitHub): 34 320 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 | @oss-scout/mcp | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 34 320 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 5 308 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-28 (worse) | 2026-11-04 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@oss-scout/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 40 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/costajohnt/oss-scout | github.com/github/github-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 7 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
@oss-scout/mcp
MCP server for oss-scout — exposes issue discovery and vetting as MCP tools
GitHub
Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
How to run each
@oss-scout/mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
GitHub As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http github-mcp-server https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only GitHub has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of @oss-scout/mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of @oss-scout/mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: @oss-scout/mcp · What it can do: GitHub · Compare two other plugins
Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.