context-mode vs tzero-mcp
context-mode is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mksglu. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). tzero-mcp is an MCP server published by toprakahmetaydogmus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  context-mode |  tzero-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.169 Forks (GitHub): 2 309 Stars (GitHub): 33 699 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 10.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 432 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 12 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 | context-mode | tzero-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 33 699 (better) | 12 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 309 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (tzero-mcp) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 14 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 15 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Elastic-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mksglu/context-mode | github.com/toprakahmetaydogmus/tzeroalgorithm |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
context-mode
MCP is the protocol for tool access. We're the virtualization layer for context.
tzero-mcp
Enterprise Codebase Context Builder, AST Signatures Analyzer, & Token Reducer for LLMs
How to run each
context-mode As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install context-mode@claude-communitytzero-mcp
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: context-mode · What it can do: tzero-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.