netlify-skills vs io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server
netlify-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by netlify. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server is an MCP server published by hostsmith. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  netlify-skills |  io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.5.1 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 40 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.6.0 Downloads/month (npm): 496 Downloads/week (npm): 248 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | netlify-skills | io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 40 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 12 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (netlify-mcp.netlify.app/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.hostsmith.net/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 16 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/netlify/context-and-tools | github.com/hostsmith/mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check | not checked yet | not checked yet |
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
netlify-skills
Netlify platform skills for Claude Code — functions, edge functions, blobs, database, image CDN, forms, config, CLI, frameworks, caching, AI gateway, and deployment.
io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server
Deploy static sites on Hostsmith - give it a file, get a live HTTPS URL. EU/US residency.
How to run each
netlify-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install netlify-skills@claude-plugins-officialio.github.hostsmith/mcp-server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http io-github-hostsmith-mcp-server https://mcp.hostsmith.net/mcpCommands 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 netlify-skills publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: netlify-skills · What it can do: io.github.hostsmith/mcp-server · 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 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.