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clawcode vs OpenClaw MCP Server

clawcode is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by crisandrews. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). OpenClaw MCP Server is an MCP server published by freema. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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

Where each is published
MarketplaceclawcodeOpenClaw MCP Server
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community Listed
Version: 1.7.6
Forks (GitHub): 16
Stars (GitHub): 64
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.7.0
Downloads/month (npm): 982
Downloads/week (npm): 296
Forks (GitHub): 25
Stars (GitHub): 187
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

clawcode vs OpenClaw MCP Server
FactclawcodeOpenClaw MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it22
Stars (GitHub) (differs)64 (worse)187 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)16 (worse)25 (better)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (openclaw-mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published4, secrets among them: 1
Hooks it runs (differs)18Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)325
LicenceMITMIT
Repository (differs)github.com/crisandrews/clawcodegithub.com/freema/openclaw-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days22
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11

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

clawcode

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-community:

ClawCode is an open-source plugin that turns otherwise stateless sessions into persistent agents. It adds identity, personality, long-term memory, lifecycle hooks, memory consolidation (“dreaming”), voice support, web hooks, messaging integrations, and a one-way import path from OpenClaw. The goal is to make Claude Code feel less like a fresh assistant on every launch and more like a continuous agent that remembers context, adapts to the user, and maintains a stable sense of self across sessions.

OpenClaw MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server bridging Claude.ai/Desktop with self-hosted OpenClaw via OAuth 2.1.

How to run each

clawcode As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install clawcode@claude-community

OpenClaw MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=<YOUR_OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>" --env "OPENCLAW_URL=<YOUR_OPENCLAW_URL>" --transport stdio openclaw-mcp -- npx -y openclaw-mcp

Requires: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN (secret), OPENCLAW_URL

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

The marketplaces of clawcode publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: clawcode · What it can do: OpenClaw MCP Server · 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 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.

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