Tailscale vs io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher
Tailscale is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cursor. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Cursor: cursor/plugins). io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher is an MCP server published by neo4j-contrib. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  Tailscale |  io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 353 Stars (GitHub): 13 601 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 33 321 Downloads/week (PyPI): 6 763 Forks (GitHub): 264 Stars (GitHub): 989 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:b252997d16d3 Forks (GitHub): 264 Pulls (Docker Hub): 71 790 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 989 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 | Tailscale | io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 601 (better) | 989 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 71 790 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 353 (better) | 264 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-17 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-neo4j-cypher) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 3 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 15, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cursor/plugins | github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 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
Tailscale
Let Grok Bot reach MCP servers on your private Tailscale network. On your own tailnet it joins as one tag:grokbot device; on your team's company tailnet, turned on by a team admin, it uses each member's own device.
io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher
A simple Neo4j MCP server that allows you to run Cypher queries against a Neo4j database.
How to run each
Tailscale
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "NEO4J_PASSWORD=<YOUR_NEO4J_PASSWORD>" --env "NEO4J_URI=<YOUR_NEO4J_URI>" --env "NEO4J_USERNAME=<YOUR_NEO4J_USERNAME>" --transport stdio mcp-neo4j-cypher -- uvx mcp-neo4j-cypherRequires: NEO4J_PASSWORD (secret), NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_USERNAME
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Tailscale publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Tailscale publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Tailscale · What it can do: io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-cypher · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.