Comparison

varsel-poc vs com.scopeblind/protect-mcp

varsel-poc is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑26.

varsel-poc is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Erlang Ecosystem Foundation. No marketplace we read lists it any more. com.scopeblind/protect-mcp is an MCP server published by scopeblind.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	varsel-poc	com.scopeblind/protect-mcp
Community marketplace erlef-cna/varsel	Removed on 2026-10-26 Version: 0.8.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-17	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.32.4 Downloads/month (npm): 5 109 Downloads/week (npm): 1 353 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.32.4 Downloads/month (npm): 5 109 Downloads/week (npm): 1 353 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

varsel-poc vs com.scopeblind/protect-mcp
Fact	varsel-pocno longer listed · 2026-10-26	com.scopeblind/protect-mcp
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub)	10	10
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	5
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-26
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (protect-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)	7	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/erlef-cna/varsel	github.com/scopeblind/scopeblind-gateway
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-17	2026-10-11

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.

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Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

varsel-poc

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Varsel CNA point-of-contact skills: file and verify CVEs as Varsel cases through the Varsel MCP.

com.scopeblind/protect-mcp

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Fail-closed Cedar policy gate + Ed25519 signed receipts for agent tool calls. Denies on any error.

How to run each

varsel-poc

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

com.scopeblind/protect-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio protect-mcp -- npx -y protect-mcp mcp

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

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: varsel-poc · What it can do: com.scopeblind/protect-mcp · 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-11-09. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.