Guru vs io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois
Guru is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cursor. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Cursor: cursor/plugins). io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois is an MCP server published by ip2whois. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois | |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 12 913 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 196 Downloads/week (PyPI): 30 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Guru | io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 12 913 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 268 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp) | On your machine (mcp-ip2whois) |
| 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) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cursor/plugins | github.com/ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 4 days ago, requires a key | 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
Guru
Search company knowledge and draft verified answers.
io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois
WHOIS domain MCP server that query the WHOIS information using IP2WHOIS API.
How to run each
Guru
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "IP2WHOIS_API_KEY=<YOUR_IP2WHOIS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-ip2whois -- uvx mcp-ip2whoisRequires: IP2WHOIS_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Guru 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 Guru publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Guru · What it can do: io.github.ip2whois/mcp-ip2whois · 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.