mcp-apps vs HTTP
mcp-apps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). HTTP is an MCP server published by Abhishekkumar2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 400 Stars (GitHub): 2 936 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 187 Downloads/week (npm): 31 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 | mcp-apps | HTTP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 936 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 400 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@abhishekmcp/http) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps | github.com/abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite |
| 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. 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
mcp-apps
Skills for creating MCP Apps with the MCP Apps SDK
HTTP
HTTP/REST client with saved collections, env secrets, and SSRF-safe host allowlisting.
How to run each
mcp-apps As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install mcp-apps@claude-plugins-officialHTTP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS=<YOUR_HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS>" --transport stdio http -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/httpRequires: HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS
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 mcp-apps publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mcp-apps · What it can do: HTTP · 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/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-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.