canvas-apps vs LinkedIn Ads
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). LinkedIn Ads is an MCP server published by getmcpads.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-11. 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 |  LinkedIn Ads |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 226 Stars (GitHub): 1 127 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.2 Downloads/month (npm): 637 Downloads/week (npm): 104 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 | canvas-apps | LinkedIn Ads |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 127 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 226 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-08 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 9, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills | github.com/get-mcp-ads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-23 |
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.
LinkedIn Ads
LinkedIn Ads MCP server: 18 read tools, 15 opt-in preview-first writes.
How to run each
canvas-apps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
LinkedIn Ads As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS>" --env "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN>" --transport stdio linkedin-ads -- npx -y @getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-serverRequires: LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN (secret)
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
The marketplaces of canvas-apps publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: canvas-apps · What it can do: LinkedIn Ads · 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.