Grill Me vs Gnosis MCP
Grill Me is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑27.
Grill Me is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Joshua Wheelock. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Gnosis MCP is an MCP server published by nicholasglazer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-06. 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 |  Gnosis MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace joshuawheelock/grill-me | Removed on 2026-10-27 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.17.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 440 Downloads/week (PyPI): 201 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.13.3 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 31 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.17.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 440 Downloads/week (PyPI): 201 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 31 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 | Grill Meno longer listed · | Gnosis MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | 31 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 11 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (gnosis-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 15 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/joshuawheelock/grill-me | github.com/nicholasglazer/gnosis-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-24 | 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.
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What each says it does
Grill Me
Help developers using coding agents retain solution knowledge by quizzing them on the code they maintain.
Gnosis MCP
Zero-config MCP server for searchable documentation. SQLite or PostgreSQL.
How to run each
Grill Me
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Gnosis MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio gnosis -- uvx gnosis-mcpCommands 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: Grill Me · What it can do: Gnosis MCP · Compare two other plugins
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