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inkbox vs FaxSeal

inkbox is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by inkbox-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). FaxSeal is an MCP server published by grichardomi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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

Where each is published
MarketplaceinkboxFaxSeal
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community Listed
Version: 0.5.16
Forks (GitHub): 26
Stars (GitHub): 101
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 2.2.0
Downloads/month (npm): 140
Downloads/week (npm): 16
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

inkbox vs FaxSeal
FactinkboxFaxSeal
Marketplaces that list it (differs)2 (better)1 (worse)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)101 (better)0 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)26 (better)0 (worse)
Last release (differs)Not published2026-10-22
Where it runs (differs)Remote server (inkbox.ai/mcp/anthropic)Remote server (mcp-server-production-8f66.up.railway.app/mcp)
TransportStreamable HTTPStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published1, secrets among them: 0
Parts of the bundle (differs)8Not a bundle
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/inkbox-ai/inkboxgithub.com/grichardomi/mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)21
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)Responded 38 h agoResponded 3 days ago, requires a key

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

inkbox

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-community:

Inkbox gives Claude Code agents a persistent identity with a real email inbox, phone number, contacts, notes, and a zero-knowledge encrypted vault. The plugin bundles skills for the Inkbox TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, and CLI so Claude can use these capabilities directly from the editor.

FaxSeal

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Send, receive, and verify faxes from AI assistants and agents via FaxSeal.

How to run each

inkbox As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install inkbox@claude-community

FaxSeal As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http faxseal https://mcp-server-production-8f66.up.railway.app/mcp

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 one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of inkbox publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: inkbox · What it can do: FaxSeal · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/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.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built