wayfinder-connector vs U.S. Government Open Data
wayfinder-connector is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by frametric. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). U.S. Government Open Data is an MCP server published by lzinga. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  wayfinder-connector |  U.S. Government Open Data |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.10.8 Downloads/month (npm): 1 629 Downloads/week (npm): 264 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 113 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.10.8 Downloads/month (npm): 1 629 Downloads/week (npm): 264 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 113 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 | wayfinder-connector | U.S. Government Open Data |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 113 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (us-gov-open-data-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 21, secrets among them: 13 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/frametric/wayfinder-connector | github.com/lzinga/us-gov-open-data-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 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
wayfinder-connector
Connect Claude to Frametric Wayfinder — the charity and nonprofit intelligence platform. Search, explore, and enrich data on 400,000+ organisations across 6 countries (England & Wales, US, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia). Provides 6 tools: charity search, profile lookup, financial analysis, sector browsing, classification data, and benchmarking. Ideal for fundraisers, grant-makers, researchers, and anyone working with the nonprofit sector.
U.S. Government Open Data
Open data from 40+ U.S. government APIs: economy, spending, Congress, health, energy, disasters
How to run each
wayfinder-connector As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install wayfinder-connector@claude-communityU.S. Government Open Data As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AQS_API_KEY=<YOUR_AQS_API_KEY>" --env "BEA_API_KEY=<YOUR_BEA_API_KEY>" --env "BLS_API_KEY=<YOUR_BLS_API_KEY>" --env "CENSUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY>" --env "DATA_GOV_API_KEY=<YOUR_DATA_GOV_API_KEY>" --env "DOL_API_KEY=<YOUR_DOL_API_KEY>" --env "EIA_API_KEY=<YOUR_EIA_API_KEY>" --env "FRED_API_KEY=<YOUR_FRED_API_KEY>" --env "HUD_USER_TOKEN=<YOUR_HUD_USER_TOKEN>" --env "LDA_API_KEY=<YOUR_LDA_API_KEY>" --env "NOAA_API_KEY=<YOUR_NOAA_API_KEY>" --env "USDA_NASS_API_KEY=<YOUR_USDA_NASS_API_KEY>" --env "USPTO_API_KEY=<YOUR_USPTO_API_KEY>" --transport stdio us-gov-open-data-mcp -- npx -y us-gov-open-data-mcpRequires: AQS_API_KEY (secret), BEA_API_KEY (secret), BLS_API_KEY (secret), CENSUS_API_KEY (secret), DATA_GOV_API_KEY (secret), DOL_API_KEY (secret), EIA_API_KEY (secret), FRED_API_KEY (secret), HUD_USER_TOKEN (secret), LDA_API_KEY (secret), NOAA_API_KEY (secret), USDA_NASS_API_KEY (secret), USPTO_API_KEY (secret)
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
Only wayfinder-connector asks for
WAYFINDER_API_KEY (secret)WAYFINDER_BASE_URL
Only U.S. Government Open Data asks for
AQS_API_KEY (secret)AQS_EMAILBEA_API_KEY (secret)BLS_API_KEY (secret)CENSUS_API_KEY (secret)DATA_GOV_API_KEY (secret)DOL_API_KEY (secret)DOMAINSEIA_API_KEY (secret)FRED_API_KEY (secret)HIDE_UNCONFIGUREDHUD_USER_TOKEN (secret)
Show the remaining 9
LDA_API_KEY (secret)MAX_RESPONSE_BYTESMODULESNOAA_API_KEY (secret)NWS_USER_AGENTSEC_CONTACT_EMAILTOOL_MODEUSDA_NASS_API_KEY (secret)USPTO_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: wayfinder-connector · What it can do: U.S. Government Open Data · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.