canvas-apps vs Airfare Brain
canvas-apps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). Airfare Brain is an MCP server published by airfarebrain.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  canvas-apps |  Airfare Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 214 Stars (GitHub): 1 064 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.5 No figure published 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 | canvas-apps | Airfare Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 064 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 214 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-25 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (airfarebrain.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 9 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-20 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 43 h ago |
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
canvas-apps
Build Power Apps Canvas Apps using the Canvas Authoring MCP server.
Airfare Brain
True cost of flight extras (bags, seats, fees) on 29 airlines in Europe and North America, sourced.
How to run each
canvas-apps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Airfare Brain As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http airfare-brain https://airfarebrain.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Airfare Brain has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: canvas-apps · What it can do: Airfare Brain · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/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.