gmaps vs microsoft-docs
gmaps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by deusyu. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). microsoft-docs is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MicrosoftDocs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  gmaps |  microsoft-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace deusyu/google-maps-skill | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 12 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 266 Stars (GitHub): 1 947 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 266 Stars (GitHub): 1 947 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 | gmaps | microsoft-docs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 12 (worse) | 1 947 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 266 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/deusyu/google-maps-skill | github.com/microsoftdocs/mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 6 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago |
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
gmaps
Google Maps Platform API — geocoding, reverse-geocoding, directions, places search, nearby, place detail, elevation, timezone
microsoft-docs
Access official Microsoft documentation, API references, and code samples for Azure, .NET, Windows, and more.
How to run each
gmaps As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add deusyu/google-maps-skill
/plugin install gmaps@google-maps-skillmicrosoft-docs As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install microsoft-docs@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only microsoft-docs has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of gmaps nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: gmaps · What it can do: microsoft-docs · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.