icedq-mcp vs air-Q Cloud
icedq-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
icedq-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iceDQ Integration Team. No marketplace we read lists it any more. air-Q Cloud is an MCP server published by CorantGmbH. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  air-Q Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace icedq-tools/mcp-server | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 2.0.3 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.4.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 330 Downloads/week (PyPI): 74 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 | icedq-mcpno longer listed · | air-Q Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@icedq/mcp-server) | On your machine (mcp-airq-cloud) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 13, secrets among them: 4 | 3, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/icedq-tools/mcp-server | github.com/corantgmbh/mcp-airq-cloud |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of icedq-mcp
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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SQL data health analyzer and pipeline observability evaluator.
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Auto-discover validation rules from data — scan, profile, health-score. No rules to write.
What each says it does
icedq-mcp
Author, run, and schedule iceDQ data quality rules, bundled with the iceDQ MCP server.
air-Q Cloud
MCP server for air-Q Cloud API — access air quality data from anywhere
How to run each
icedq-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
air-Q Cloud As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "AIRQ_CLOUD_API_KEY=<YOUR_AIRQ_CLOUD_API_KEY>" --env "AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES=<YOUR_AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES>" --transport stdio mcp-airq-cloud -- uvx mcp-airq-cloudRequires: AIRQ_CLOUD_API_KEY (secret), AIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES (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 icedq-mcp asks for
AUTH_TYPE (secret)DEBUGICEDQ_BASE_URLICEDQ_CLIENT_IDICEDQ_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)ICEDQ_ORG_IDICEDQ_PASSWORD (secret)ICEDQ_REALMICEDQ_USERNAMENODE_ENVREQUEST_TIMEOUTTOKENS_PATH (secret)
Show the remaining 1
VERIFY_SSL
Only air-Q Cloud asks for
AIRQ_CLOUD_API_KEY (secret)AIRQ_CLOUD_CONFIG_FILEAIRQ_CLOUD_DEVICES (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: icedq-mcp · What it can do: air-Q Cloud · Compare two other plugins
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