mcp-tools vs Use This Skill
mcp-tools is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by izumin5210. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Use This Skill is an MCP server published by usethisskill.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  Use This Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace izumin5210/dotfiles | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 23 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.0 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 | mcp-tools | Use This Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 23 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-23 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp) | Remote server (usethisskill.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/izumin5210/dotfiles | github.com/nodegenie/awesome-agent-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-19 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 11 h ago | Responded 2 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
mcp-tools
Personal MCP servers (any-script-mcp, o3-search, deepwiki)
Use This Skill
Search 1,700+ agent skills for Claude, Codex and Cursor, each safety-scanned, with proofs.
How to run each
mcp-tools As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add izumin5210/dotfiles
/plugin install mcp-tools@izumin5210-dotfilesUse This Skill As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http skills https://usethisskill.com/mcpCommands 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 Use This Skill publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mcp-tools · What it can do: Use This Skill · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.