faucet vs io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp
faucet is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by faucet-hq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp is an MCP server published by firebase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  faucet |  io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace faucet-hq/faucet-stream | Listed Version: 1.15.1 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 13 473 266 Downloads/week (npm): 2 048 898 Forks (GitHub): 1 272 Stars (GitHub): 4 484 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 698 Stars (GitHub): 45 000 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 | faucet | io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 21 (worse) | 45 000 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (worse) | 4 698 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-23 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (firebase-tools) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 15 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/faucet-hq/faucet-stream | github.com/firebase/firebase-tools |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-18 | 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
faucet
Write and validate faucet pipeline configs, debug, verify and tune runs, deploy and operate faucet, drive its HTTP API, handle credentials safely, migrate to it, use and publish Template Hub templates, and build connector crates.
io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp
Gives AI development tools Firebase-specific capabilities and expertise.
How to run each
faucet As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add faucet-hq/faucet-stream
/plugin install faucet@faucetio.github.firebase/firebase-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio firebase-mcp -- npx -y mcp firebase-toolsCommands 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 faucet publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: faucet · What it can do: io.github.firebase/firebase-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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/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.