pixelforge-mcp vs Retro Diffusion Pixel Art
pixelforge-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
pixelforge-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by freema. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Retro Diffusion Pixel Art is an MCP server published by retrodiffusion.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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
| Marketplace |  Retro Diffusion Pixel Art | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace freema/pixelforge-mcp | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | pixelforge-mcpno longer listed · | Retro Diffusion Pixel Art |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 7 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (pixelforge-mcp) | Remote server (mcp.retrodiffusion.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/freema/pixelforge-mcp | github.com/retro-diffusion/retro-diffusion-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 days ago |
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.
What to use instead of pixelforge-mcp
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Generate, edit, style-match, turn, and animate game-ready pixel art at exact sizes.
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Generate pixel art sprites, animations, 8-direction rotations and palettes for games.
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Pixel art and sprite animation for agents: JSON recipes to PNG, APNG, GIF and sprite sheets.
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Generate game art from Claude. Adds the SpriteCook MCP server for creating pixel art sprites, textures, and animations, plus guided skills for sprite sheets, tilesets, and icon…
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Generate pixel-art sprites, animations and tilesets on your SpriteForge account (sign-in, credits)
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Generate and manage 2D game sprites using Google Gemini's image generation. This plugin acts as a creative director — it asks about your art style, view angle, and game context…
What each says it does
pixelforge-mcp
Forge pixel art sprites, animations, backgrounds & thumbnails using Google Gemini
Retro Diffusion Pixel Art
Generate authentic pixel art - sprites, animations, and tilesets - from any MCP client
How to run each
pixelforge-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Retro Diffusion Pixel Art As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http pixel-art https://mcp.retrodiffusion.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Retro Diffusion Pixel Art 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
The marketplaces of Retro Diffusion Pixel Art publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: pixelforge-mcp · What it can do: Retro Diffusion Pixel Art · Compare two other plugins
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