Comparison

microsoft-docs vs GadgetHumans MCP (hosted)

microsoft-docs is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MicrosoftDocs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces). GadgetHumans MCP (hosted) is an MCP server published by scotia1973-bot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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
Marketplace	microsoft-docs	GadgetHumans MCP (hosted)
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 282 Stars (GitHub): 1 951 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 282 Stars (GitHub): 1 951 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed, marked deprecated Version: 1.0.8 Downloads/month (npm): 375 Downloads/week (npm): 99 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

microsoft-docs vs GadgetHumans MCP (hosted)
Fact	microsoft-docs	GadgetHumans MCP (hosted)
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	3 (better)	1 (worse)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	1 951 (better)	0 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	282 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release (differs)	2026-10-13 (worse)	2026-10-15 (better)
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server (learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp)	Remote server or your machine
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio, Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	4	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/microsoftdocs/mcp	github.com/scotia1973-bot/gadgethumans-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	5	4
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	Responded 2 days ago	Responded 5 days 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

microsoft-docs

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

Access official Microsoft documentation, API references, and code samples for Azure, .NET, Windows, and more.

GadgetHumans MCP (hosted)

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Hosted MCP endpoint: 46 tools free (rate-limited) + 31 REST routes pay-per-call via x402.

How to run each

microsoft-docs As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code

/plugin install microsoft-docs@claude-plugins-official

GadgetHumans MCP (hosted) As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio gadgethumans-mcp -- npx -y gadgethumans-mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only microsoft-docs has

microsoft_code_sample_search
microsoft_docs_fetch
microsoft_docs_search

Only GadgetHumans MCP (hosted) has

affiliate_search
agent_memory
agent_profile
analyze_readability
analyze_sentiment
bmr_calculator
calculate_bmi
call_api
calorie_burn
check_password_strength
check_ssl_certificate
compound_interest

Show the remaining 37

convert_currency
convert_number_base
convert_timestamp
convert_timezone
convert_units
decode_jwt
detect_language
dns_lookup
encode_base64
evaluate_math
generate_headlines
generate_password
generate_qr_code
generate_seo_metadata
generate_uuid
geocode
geolocate_ip
get_air_quality
get_crypto_prices
get_forecast
get_weather
hash_text
loan_calculator
memory_list
memory_search
mortgage_calculator
parse_rss_feed
percentage_calculator
prediction_odds
prediction_scan
proofread_text
search_web
summarize_text
text_diff
tip_calculator
token_verdict
word_count

Both have

None

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (microsoft-docs as of 2026-10-13; GadgetHumans MCP (hosted) as of 2026-10-17). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: microsoft-docs · What it can do: GadgetHumans MCP (hosted) · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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 2026-10-20. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.