claude-cast vs Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt)
claude-cast is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by kvreem. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) is an MCP server published by amineutron. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  claude-cast |  Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 377 Downloads/week (PyPI): 37 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 | claude-cast | Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (catt-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kvreem/claude-cast | github.com/amineutron/catt-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
claude-cast
Stream Twitch, YouTube, and Kick live streams alongside your Claude Code sessions. Audio plays via mpv, live chat scrolls in a neo-blessed TUI side pane with colored usernames and badges, and an animated waveform visualizer shows playback status. Three layout modes (compact, rich, minimal), full slash command control (/claude-cast pause, mute, volume, stop), and keyboard shortcuts for hands-free control. Twitch chat works zero-config, YouTube and Kick supported out of the box. Runs in a tmux split pane so your coding workflow stays uninterrupted.
Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt)
Cast YouTube videos and media to a Chromecast or DLNA device with catt, and control playback.
How to run each
claude-cast As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-cast@claude-communityChromecast / DLNA casting (catt) As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio catt-mcp -- uvx catt-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
Only claude-cast asks for
CLAUDE_CAST_ROOT
Only Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) asks for
ADB_PATHCATT_DEVICETV_HOST
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: claude-cast · What it can do: Chromecast / DLNA casting (catt) · 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 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.