matlab-programming vs ministack-mcp
matlab-programming is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MathWorks. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). ministack-mcp is an MCP server published by ministackorg. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  ministack-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 148 Stars (GitHub): 1 276 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.52 Downloads/month (PyPI): 552 Downloads/week (PyPI): 225 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | matlab-programming | ministack-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 276 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 148 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ministack-mcp) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit | github.com/ministackorg/ministack-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-12 |
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
matlab-programming
Write robust MATLAB functions with validated inputs.
ministack-mcp
MCP knowledge layer for MiniStack — plug into any IDE AI (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, Devin, Cline).
How to run each
matlab-programming As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit
/plugin install matlab-programming@matlab-agentic-toolkitministack-mcp
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: matlab-programming · What it can do: ministack-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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