aspire vs io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph
aspire is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph is an MCP server published by James-Chahwan. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace microsoft/aspire-skills | Listed Version: 0.0.4 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 93 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 097 Downloads/week (PyPI): 234 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 87 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 097 Downloads/week (PyPI): 234 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 87 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 | aspire | io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 93 (better) | 87 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 12 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-repo-graph) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/aspire-skills | github.com/james-chahwan/repo-graph |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-28 | 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
aspire
Aspire skills plugin for AI coding agents. Seven skills covering routing, init, AppHost wiring, Project v2 migration, lifecycle, deployment, and observability. Includes Aspire 13.6+ Project v2 migration guidance.
io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph
Structural graph map of any codebase so LLMs navigate by structure, not guesswork.
How to run each
aspire As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/aspire-skills
/plugin install aspire@aspire-skillsio.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio repo-graph -- uvx mcp-repo-graphCommands 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
The marketplaces of aspire publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: aspire · What it can do: io.github.James-Chahwan/repo-graph · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.