canvas-apps vs mcp-pulse
mcp-pulse is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
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). mcp-pulse is an MCP server published by ondraulehla. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  canvas-apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 209 Stars (GitHub): 1 035 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | mcp-pulseno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 035 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 209 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp-pulse.ulehla.dev/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 | github.com/ondraulehla/mcp-pulse |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of mcp-pulse
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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MCP Scan — weekly registry health scans
Weekly scans of MCP servers for availability and consistency, with a public dashboard.
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Meta-MCP gateway: search, inspect and call any MCP server from the public registries.
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Monitor MCP, CI, and HTTP targets with health history, TLS expiry, assertions, and diagnostics
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Search, vet & assemble MCP servers from your agent: verified tools, risk labels, and trust scores.
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Search and browse every MCP server in the Model Context Protocol registry.
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Real-time health monitoring and heartbeat tracking for agent services
What each says it does
canvas-apps
Build Power Apps Canvas Apps using the Canvas Authoring MCP server.
mcp-pulse
Health and token cost of every remote MCP registry server, probed daily. Look up, search, or probe.
How to run each
canvas-apps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
mcp-pulse
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: canvas-apps · What it can do: mcp-pulse · 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.