gbrain-daily vs io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp
gbrain-daily is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Garry Tan. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp is an MCP server published by PhilflowIO. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace garrytan/gbrain | Listed Version: 0.60.324.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 645 Stars (GitHub): 31 015 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.0.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 309 Downloads/week (npm): 208 Forks (GitHub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 40 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.0.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 309 Downloads/week (npm): 208 Forks (GitHub): 17 Stars (GitHub): 40 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 | gbrain-daily | io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 31 015 (better) | 40 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 645 (better) | 17 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-20 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (dav-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 10, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 21 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/garrytan/gbrain | github.com/philflowio/dav-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 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
gbrain-daily
gbrain persona variant for daily personal-brain use: meetings, tasks, briefings, reading, research — a curated subset of the full plugin. Install exactly one gbrain plugin per machine.
io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp
AI-orchestrated calendars, contacts & tasks across any DAV platform. 27 tools, field-agnostic.
How to run each
gbrain-daily As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add garrytan/gbrain
/plugin install gbrain-daily@gbrainio.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CALDAV_PASSWORD=<YOUR_CALDAV_PASSWORD>" --env "CALDAV_SERVER_URL=<YOUR_CALDAV_SERVER_URL>" --env "CALDAV_USERNAME=<YOUR_CALDAV_USERNAME>" --env "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN>" --transport stdio dav-mcp -- npx -y dav-mcpRequires: CALDAV_PASSWORD (secret), CALDAV_SERVER_URL, CALDAV_USERNAME, GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), GOOGLE_REFRESH_TOKEN (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 gbrain-daily publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: gbrain-daily · What it can do: io.github.PhilflowIO/dav-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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