mcp-apps vs OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP
mcp-apps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP is an MCP server published by xiaojiou176-open. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  mcp-apps |  OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 402 Stars (GitHub): 2 955 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 402 Stars (GitHub): 2 955 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0a4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 142 Downloads/week (PyPI): 60 Forks (GitHub): 32 Stars (GitHub): 206 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 | OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 955 (better) | 206 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 402 (better) | 32 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (openvibecoding-orchestrator) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| 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/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps | github.com/xiaojiou176-open/openvibecoding |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| 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
OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP
Read-only MCP for OpenVibeCoding runs, workflows, proof, queue, replay, and incident reads.
How to run each
mcp-apps As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install mcp-apps@claude-plugins-officialOpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio openvibecoding-readonly -- uvx openvibecoding-orchestratorCommands 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: mcp-apps · What it can do: OpenVibeCoding Read-only MCP · 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 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.