Comparison

nerds vs Desktop Commander

nerds is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑27.

nerds is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by NederlandseDigitaleDienst. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	nerds	Desktop Commander
Community marketplace developer-overheid-nl/skills-marketplace	Removed on 2026-10-27 Version: 0.3.8 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 862 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

nerds vs Desktop Commander
Fact	nerdsno longer listed · 2026-10-27	Desktop Commander
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	7
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	13	10 161
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	240 862
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	7	1 267
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-22
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	26
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	14	7
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/nederlandsedigitaledienst/nerds	github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	2	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-15	2026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of nerds

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

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by CE-RISE-software · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
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Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
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Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
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by aiqbee.com · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

nerds

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Plugin voor de Nederlandse Richtlijn Digitale Systemen (NeRDS). Bevat skills voor 13 richtlijnen die richting geven aan het ontwerpen, ontwikkelen en inkopen van digitale systemen binnen de Nederlandse overheid: gebruikersbehoeften, toegankelijkheid, open source, open standaarden, cloud, veiligheid, privacy, samenwerking, integratie, data, algoritmen, inkoop en duurzaamheid.

Desktop Commander

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

How to run each

nerds

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

Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

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

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of nerds publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

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

What it can do: nerds · What it can do: Desktop Commander · Compare two other plugins

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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-30. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.