Origin Apps vs MCP API Guardian
Origin Apps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cursor. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Cursor: cursor/plugins). MCP API Guardian is an MCP server published by petrovicistefan. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  MCP API Guardian | |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 107 Stars (GitHub): 11 352 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 604 Downloads/week (npm): 604 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Origin Apps | MCP API Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 352 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 107 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-api-guardian) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cursor/plugins | github.com/petrovicistefan/mcp-api-guardian |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
Origin Apps
Skills for building on the Cursor Origin API. Fetch the live spec first, then follow the Origin rules for credentials, scopes, webhooks, paging, and errors. Includes a skill that plans the port of an existing GitHub App.
MCP API Guardian
Local OpenAPI contract and breaking-change checks for AI agents.
How to run each
Origin Apps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
MCP API Guardian As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-api-guardian -- npx -y mcp-api-guardianCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Origin Apps · What it can do: MCP API Guardian · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.