apng-studio vs io.github.shinpr/mcp-image
apng-studio is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Andrea Griffiths. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). io.github.shinpr/mcp-image is an MCP server published by shinpr. 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 |  io.github.shinpr/mcp-image | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 118 Stars (GitHub): 40 014 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.18.0 Downloads/month (npm): 16 183 Downloads/week (npm): 7 181 Forks (GitHub): 39 Stars (GitHub): 175 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 | apng-studio | io.github.shinpr/mcp-image |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 40 014 (better) | 175 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 118 (better) | 39 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-image) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/github/awesome-copilot | github.com/shinpr/mcp-image |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
apng-studio
Interactive GitHub Copilot app canvas extension for building Animated PNG (APNG) files from frames. Draw or upload frames, tune per-frame timing and compositing, preview live, send the result to your phone by QR, and export an animated .png.
io.github.shinpr/mcp-image
AI image generation and editing with prompt optimization and quality presets
How to run each
apng-studio
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.shinpr/mcp-image As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ARK_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARK_API_KEY>" --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-image -- npx -y mcp-imageRequires: ARK_API_KEY (secret), GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_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 apng-studio publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: apng-studio · What it can do: io.github.shinpr/mcp-image · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. 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.