skill-image-gen vs Shutterstock
skill-image-gen is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by adamd9. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Shutterstock is an MCP server published by Fredobumma. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |  Shutterstock | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 324 Stars (GitHub): 40 990 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 | skill-image-gen | Shutterstock |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 40 990 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 324 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-05 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (shutterstock-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/github/awesome-copilot | github.com/fredobumma/shutterstock-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-05 |
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
skill-image-gen
Generate images using AI directly from your coding workflow. Supports OpenAI (gpt-image-2) and Google Gemini. BYO API key — the skill guides you through setup on first use.
Shutterstock
Search Shutterstock photos, footage, music and news images; preview, collect and license them.
How to run each
skill-image-gen
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Shutterstock As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY=<YOUR_SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY>" --env "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET=<YOUR_SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET>" --env "SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_SHUTTERSTOCK_API_TOKEN>" --transport stdio shutterstock-mcp -- uvx shutterstock-mcpRequires: SHUTTERSTOCK_API_KEY (secret), SHUTTERSTOCK_API_SECRET (secret), SHUTTERSTOCK_API_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 skill-image-gen publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: skill-image-gen · What it can do: Shutterstock · 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.