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bank vs Norman MCP Server

bank is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Nils Smed. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Norman MCP Server is an MCP server published by norman.finance. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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

Where each is published
MarketplacebankNorman MCP Server
Community marketplace noskillish/bankmcp Listed
Version: 0.1.1
Forks (GitHub): 44
Stars (GitHub): 288
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.1.7
Downloads/month (PyPI): 197
Downloads/week (PyPI): 41
Forks (GitHub): 13
Stars (GitHub): 61
Not marked · First seen
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community Not listed Listed
Version: 1.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 13
Stars (GitHub): 61
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

bank vs Norman MCP Server
FactbankNorman MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)1 (worse)2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)288 (better)61 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)44 (better)13 (worse)
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (mcp.norman.finance/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published3, secrets among them: 1
Parts of the bundle (differs)419
LicenceMITMIT
Repository (differs)github.com/noskillish/bankmcpgithub.com/norman-finance/norman-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-142026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checkResponded 12 h ago, requires a key

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

bank

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

BankMCP™ for Claude Code: /bank:setup walks you through installing it locally, /bank:deploy through hosting it; plus a skill with account mapping, categorisation rules and a monthly review format.

Norman MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

AI-powered bookkeeping and tax filing for entrepreneurs at the heart of the European economy.

How to run each

bank As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add noskillish/bankmcp
/plugin install bank@bank

Norman MCP Server As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http norman-mcp-server https://mcp.norman.finance/mcp

Requires: NORMAN_EMAIL, NORMAN_PASSWORD (secret)

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

Only Norman MCP Server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

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 bank publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: bank · What it can do: Norman MCP Server · 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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built