context-provider vs ContextStream MCP Server
context-provider is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by doobidoo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). ContextStream MCP Server is an MCP server published by contextstream. 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 |   ContextStream MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace doobidoo/mcp-context-provider | Listed Version: 2.0.0-alpha.4 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.28 Downloads/month (npm): 7 686 Downloads/week (npm): 1 269 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 44 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 | context-provider | ContextStream MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 31 (worse) | 44 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (worse) | 12 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/doobidoo/mcp-context-provider | github.com/contextstream/mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 6 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
context-provider
MCP server that provides tool-aware context injection and learned instincts with confidence scoring. Includes 6 MCP tools: get_tool_context, get_syntax_rules, list_available_contexts, apply_auto_corrections, build_injection, and list_instincts.
ContextStream MCP Server
Project memory, semantic code search, and grounded agent context.
How to run each
context-provider As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add doobidoo/mcp-context-provider
/plugin install context-provider@mcp-context-providerContextStream MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http contextstream-mcp-server https://mcp.contextstream.io/mcpRequires: CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only ContextStream MCP Server 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
Only context-provider asks for
CONTEXTS_PATHINSTINCTS_PATH
Only ContextStream MCP Server asks for
CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY (secret)CONTEXTSTREAM_API_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: context-provider · What it can do: ContextStream MCP Server · 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.