optlens vs io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
optlens is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
optlens is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Jessica Dong. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jjd-lab/optlens | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: v2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 468 Stars (GitHub): 3 573 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 468 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 074 129 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 573 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | optlensno longer listed · | io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 3 573 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 1 074 129 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 468 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 65 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | 7, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle | 2 | 2 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jjd-lab/optlens | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 43 h ago, requires a key |
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 optlens
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Debug and explain LP/MILP models: why infeasible, the smallest fix, what-if and sensitivity.
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SAGE — Solver-Augmented Grounding Engine
LLM-native optimization solver: LP, MIP, portfolio & scheduling via HiGHS/OR-Tools.
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Context engineering plugin for Claude Code — real-time prompt scoring, RLM adaptive weights, and token optimization. Scores every tool use across 5 dimensions (token utilization…
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Evaluate Codex skills and plugins from chat with a beginner-friendly start command, local-first reports, token budget explanations, and guided benchmarking.
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Build, solve, and analyze RASON optimization, simulation, data science, and decision models
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Exactly explainable classifiers for agents: train, tune, predict, explain on CSV or Excel.
What each says it does
optlens
Debug and explain LP/MILP models: why infeasible, what fixes it, what-if, sensitivity, scenario comparison. Needs pip install 'optlens[scip,mcp]'.
io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
How to run each
optlens
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of optlens publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only optlens asks for
OPTLENS_CALL_LIMITOPTLENS_SOLVER
Only io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana asks for
GRAFANA_API_KEY (secret)GRAFANA_EXTRA_HEADERSGRAFANA_FORWARD_HEADERSGRAFANA_ORG_IDGRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret)GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret)GRAFANA_URLGRAFANA_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: optlens · What it can do: io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.