pixelforge-mcp vs Atelier
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. Atelier is an MCP server published by marmikshah. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  Atelier | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 14 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 · | Atelier |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 14 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (pixelforge-mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/marmikshah/atelier:0.2.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| 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/marmikshah/atelier |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 4 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-16 |
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 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 authentic pixel art — sprites, animations, tilesets — via the hosted Retro Diffusion MCP server, with a workflow skill for cost-aware, game-ready results
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Generate authentic pixel art - sprites, animations, and tilesets - from any MCP client
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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…
What each says it does
pixelforge-mcp
Forge pixel art sprites, animations, backgrounds & thumbnails using Google Gemini
Atelier
Offline, headless pixel-art editor: draw, animate, inspect, and export sprites and fonts.
How to run each
pixelforge-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Atelier As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio atelier -- docker run -i --rm --mount type=volume,src=atelier-data,dst=/data ghcr.io/marmikshah/atelier:0.2.0Commands 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 Atelier publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: pixelforge-mcp · What it can do: Atelier · Compare two other plugins
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