Next AI Draw.io vs io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp
Next AI Draw.io is an MCP server published by DayuanJiang. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp is an MCP server published by TopLocalAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  Next AI Draw.io |  io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.5 Forks (GitHub): 3 802 Stars (GitHub): 36 389 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 127 Downloads/week (npm): 20 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 802 Stars (GitHub): 36 389 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Next AI Draw.io | io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 36 389 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 802 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-17 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@next-ai-drawio/mcp-server) | On your machine (layerback-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | 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) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dayuanjiang/next-ai-draw-io | github.com/toplocalai/layerback-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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
Next AI Draw.io
draw.io diagrams your AI agent draws on a live browser canvas that you can also edit by hand
io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp
Convert diagram images into fully editable Visio (VSDX), PowerPoint, draw.io, and SVG files.
How to run each
Next AI Draw.io As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio next-ai-drawio -- npx -y @next-ai-drawio/mcp-serverio.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "LAYERBACK_API_KEY=<YOUR_LAYERBACK_API_KEY>" --transport stdio layerback-mcp -- npx -y layerback-mcpRequires: LAYERBACK_API_KEY (secret)
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 Next AI Draw.io publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Next AI Draw.io · What it can do: io.github.TopLocalAI/layerback-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.