Comparison

pixelband vs io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro

pixelband is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑30.

pixelband is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Furqan Khan. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro is an MCP server published by oaslananka. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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	pixelband	io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro
Community marketplace furqan-khan07/pixelband	Removed on 2026-10-30 Version: 0.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-19	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.11.2 Downloads/month (npm): 6 742 Downloads/week (npm): 3 616 Forks (GitHub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 67 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.11.0 Downloads/month (npm): 6 742 Downloads/week (npm): 3 616 Forks (GitHub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 67 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

pixelband vs io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro
Fact	pixelbandno longer listed · 2026-10-30	io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	17	67
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	16
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-11-08
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (easyeda-mcp-pro)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	68, secrets among them: 6
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/furqan-khan07/pixelband	github.com/oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	15
First seen (differs)	2026-10-19	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.

What to use instead of pixelband

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

Retro Diffusion Pixel Art

Generate authentic pixel art - sprites, animations, and tilesets - from any MCP client

by retrodiffusion.ai · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Sprite Fusion

Generate, edit, style-match, turn, and animate game-ready pixel art at exact sizes.

by spritefusion.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Pixelbolt pixel art toolkit

Pixel art and sprite animation for agents: JSON recipes to PNG, APNG, GIF and sprite sheets.

by skulitom · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
PixelForge

Forge pixel art sprites, animations, tilesets and game assets with Google Gemini.

by freema · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Sprite AI

Generate pixel art sprites, animations, 8-direction rotations and palettes for games.

by sprite-ai.art · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
PromptFrenzy

Find a tested AI image or video prompt — toy, LEGO, plushie, portrait, poster — and render it.

by promptfrenzy.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

pixelband

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Animated pixel-art scenes or your own image above the prompt, reacting to Claude. Zero tokens.

io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for EasyEDA Pro: PCB inspection, BOM, exports, and hardware review.

How to run each

pixelband

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

io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "AI_API_KEY=<YOUR_AI_API_KEY>" --env "BRIDGE_TOKEN=<YOUR_BRIDGE_TOKEN>" --env "DIGIKEY_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_DIGIKEY_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "JLCPCB_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_JLCPCB_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "LCSC_API_KEY=<YOUR_LCSC_API_KEY>" --env "MOUSER_API_KEY=<YOUR_MOUSER_API_KEY>" --transport stdio easyeda-mcp-pro -- npx -y easyeda-mcp-pro

Requires: AI_API_KEY (secret), BRIDGE_TOKEN (secret), DIGIKEY_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), JLCPCB_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), LCSC_API_KEY (secret), MOUSER_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

The marketplaces of pixelband publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: pixelband · What it can do: io.github.oaslananka/easyeda-mcp-pro · 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 2026-11-08. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.