plex vs Tolstoy Library
Tolstoy Library is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑04.
plex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by jmagar. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Tolstoy Library is an MCP server published by GoTolstoy. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |  plex | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jmagar/claude-homelab | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 87 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-11-04 Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | plex | Tolstoy Libraryno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 87 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (apilb.gotolstoy.com/mcp/v1/library/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jmagar/claude-homelab | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-23 | 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 Tolstoy Library
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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jellyfin
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Browse your Audiobookshelf libraries and keep listening progress, bookmarks and playlists in sync
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Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.
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Radarr movie management. Search, add, monitor, and manage movie collections.
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Jellyfin plugin: search, play and manage your media library from AI assistants, per-user tokens.
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Search, view and tag your local video library from Claude: transcripts, scenes, visual search.
What each says it does
plex
Plex Media Server management. Browse libraries, search media, manage playlists, and monitor activity.
Tolstoy Library
Browse, search, rename, and favorite your Tolstoy media library from any AI client.
How to run each
plex As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jmagar/claude-homelab
/plugin install plex@claude-homelabTolstoy Library
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: plex · What it can do: Tolstoy Library · 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.