google-cloud-storage vs YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData
google-cloud-storage is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gemini-cli-extensions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces). YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData is an MCP server published by flashdata-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  google-cloud-storage |  YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | google-cloud-storage | YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 31 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@toolbox-sdk/server) | On your machine (https://github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp/releases/download/smithery-task-servers-v0.1.1/flashdata-youtube-download-0.1.1.mcpb) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/google-cloud-storage | github.com/flashdata-dev/flashdata-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
google-cloud-storage
Official Google Cloud Storage (GCS) plugin. Manage buckets and objects, transfer data, and configure MCP, FUSE, IAM, security, lifecycle rules, signed URLs, Terraform, and the CLI.
YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData
Deliver YouTube video, audio or clips to your cloud storage asynchronously. Paid FlashData API.
How to run each
google-cloud-storage As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install google-cloud-storage@claude-plugins-officialYouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: FLASHDATA_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 google-cloud-storage asks for
CLOUD_STORAGE_PROJECT
Only YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData asks for
FLASHDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: google-cloud-storage · What it can do: YouTube Download to Cloud Storage — FlashData · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.