DeckProbe vs PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack)
DeckProbe is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by DeckFlow. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack) is an MCP server published by shuji-bonji. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack) | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace deckflow/deckprobe | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 117 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.17.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 248 Downloads/week (npm): 112 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | DeckProbe | PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 117 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@shuji-bonji/pdf-reader-mcp) |
| 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) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/deckflow/deckprobe | github.com/shuji-bonji/pdf-reader-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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
DeckProbe
Inspect PDF, Microsoft Office, and Apple iWork documents with bounded, deterministic probes.
PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack)
Read PDF internals: text, structure, fonts, signatures and tags, with what was not read declared.
How to run each
DeckProbe As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add deckflow/deckprobe
/plugin install deckprobe@deckflowPDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio pdf-reader-mcp -- npx -y @shuji-bonji/pdf-reader-mcpCommands 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: DeckProbe · What it can do: PDF Reader (PDF Agent Stack) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.