hive vs HEY Research Lab
hive is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Hive Intelligence. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). HEY Research Lab is an MCP server published by hey-research-lab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  hive |   HEY Research Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace hive-intel/hive-sdk | Listed Version: 1.15.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 20 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 168 Downloads/week (npm): 395 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 168 Downloads/week (npm): 395 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 | hive | HEY Research Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 20 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-26 (better) | 2026-10-16 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.hiveintelligence.xyz/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 19 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hive-intel/hive-sdk | github.com/hey-research-lab/hey-research-open |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 6 days ago | Responded 5 days ago |
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
hive
One OAuth-ready connection for evidence-backed crypto due diligence, with sources, freshness, and a runtime receipt on every Hive call. Bundles the hosted Hive MCP server with 17 crypto workflow skills.
HEY Research Lab
Evidence-backed Robinhood Chain research: builders, ships, contracts, changes, market context.
How to run each
hive As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add hive-intel/hive-sdk
/plugin install hive@hiveHEY Research Lab As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http hey-research https://heyresearch.xyz/mcpRequires: HEY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of hive nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of hive publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: hive · What it can do: HEY Research Lab · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.