winappcli vs The App Stores Cooolest API
winappcli is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). The App Stores Cooolest API is an MCP server published by smbcloudXYZ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  The App Stores Cooolest API | |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.7.1 Forks (GitHub): 87 Stars (GitHub): 1 305 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | winappcli | The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 305 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 87 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (smbcloud-ascapi-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/winappcli | github.com/smbcloudxyz/smbcloud-ascapi |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
winappcli
Windows app development, packaging, and distribution. Helps with creating Windows installers (MSIX), code signing, certificates, Windows SDK and Windows App SDK setup, package identity for Windows APIs (push notifications, background tasks, share target), appxmanifest authoring, and Microsoft Store distribution. Supports Electron, .NET, C++, Rust, Flutter, and Tauri apps.
The App Stores Cooolest API
Forget Fastlane, this is the app stores coolest API.
How to run each
winappcli
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
The App Stores Cooolest API
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: ASC_API_KEY, ASC_ISSUER_ID, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH (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 winappcli publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: winappcli · What it can do: The App Stores Cooolest API · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/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.