touchdesigner-mcp vs Trident (Tripo 3D)
touchdesigner-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by michaelslain. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Trident (Tripo 3D) is an MCP server published by mordor-forge. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  touchdesigner-mcp |  Trident (Tripo 3D) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | touchdesigner-mcp | Trident (Tripo 3D) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ghcr.io/mordor-forge/trident-mcp:0.4.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/michaelslain/touchdesigner-mcp | github.com/mordor-forge/trident-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-18 |
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
touchdesigner-mcp
MCP server that lets Claude control TouchDesigner via touchdesigner-cli (https://github.com/michaelslain/touchdesigner-cli)
Trident (Tripo 3D)
Unofficial MCP server for the Tripo 3D API: text/image to 3D, texturing, rigging, conversion
How to run each
touchdesigner-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install touchdesigner-mcp@claude-communityTrident (Tripo 3D) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio trident-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -v "<YOUR_HOST_OUTPUT_DIR>:/output" -e "TRIPO_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>" -e "TRIPO_BASE_URL=<YOUR_BASE_URL>" ghcr.io/mordor-forge/trident-mcp:0.4.0Commands 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: touchdesigner-mcp · What it can do: Trident (Tripo 3D) · 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.