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winappcli vs Steamworks Release Assistant

winappcli is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Steamworks Release Assistant is an MCP server published by wazzapsenk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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

Where each is published
MarketplacewinappcliSteamworks Release Assistant
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot Listed
Version: 0.7.1
Forks (GitHub): 87
Stars (GitHub): 1 310
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.3.2
Downloads/month (PyPI): 274
Downloads/week (PyPI): 137
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 6
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

winappcli vs Steamworks Release Assistant
FactwinappcliSteamworks Release Assistant
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)1 310 (better)6 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)87 (better)0 (worse)
Last release (differs)Not published2026-10-12
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (steamworks-mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published2, secrets among them: 1
Parts of the bundle (differs)1345
LicenceMITMIT
Repository (differs)github.com/microsoft/winappcligithub.com/wazzapsenk/steamworks-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)03
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11

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

winappcli

In its own words, on Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot:

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.

Steamworks Release Assistant

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Put a game on Steam: store page, achievements, Valve-rule checks, market data, Steamworks.

How to run each

winappcli

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Steamworks Release Assistant As a local MCP server: PyPI package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "STEAMWORKS_PUBLISHER_KEY=<YOUR_STEAMWORKS_PUBLISHER_KEY>" --transport stdio steamworks-mcp -- uvx steamworks-mcp

Requires: STEAMWORKS_PUBLISHER_KEY (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: Steamworks Release Assistant · 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. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

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