SkyGlance Spotter vs Weather
SkyGlance Spotter is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
SkyGlance Spotter is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Darsh Joshi. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Weather is an MCP server published by Thx93. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Weather | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace darshjoshi/skyglance-mcp | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 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 | SkyGlance Spotterno longer listed · | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-18 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (agent-evidence-api.thx93.workers.dev/weather/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/darshjoshi/skyglance-mcp | github.com/thx93/mcp-weather-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 1 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of SkyGlance Spotter
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Stellarhound — stargazing forecasts, dark-sky sites & aurora
Live stargazing forecasts: per-night sky scores, dark-sky sites, aurora & light pollution anywhere.
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SkyGlance — What's Flying Above You
What's flying above you: live aircraft, identity, routes, and your own sighting history.
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Astronomical logical calculator for AI clients.
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solarstorm today.solarstorm/solarstorm
Space weather: Kp index, NOAA 3-day geomagnetic forecast, solar flares, aurora visibility.
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Read-only astronomy calculations: sun, moon, planets, eclipses, twilight and star positions.
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NASA data: near-Earth objects, space weather, and astronomy pictures
What each says it does
SkyGlance Spotter
The Claude directory edition: 22 read-only tools and the sky skill, home location and opt-in history set in the plugin's settings.
Weather
US weather for AI agents: active NWS alerts by state, 5-period forecasts by lat/lon. Paid per call.
How to run each
SkyGlance Spotter
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Weather As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http weather https://agent-evidence-api.thx93.workers.dev/weather/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Weather 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 Weather publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: SkyGlance Spotter · What it can do: Weather · Compare two other plugins
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