Google Drive vs io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local
Google Drive is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by OpenAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins)). io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local is an MCP server published by piiinpiiins. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  Google Drive |  io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local |
|---|---|---|
| Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins) | Listed Version: 0.1.15 Forks (GitHub): 973 Stars (GitHub): 7 607 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 93 Downloads/week (PyPI): 37 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | Google Drive | io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 607 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 973 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1) | On your machine (zotero-mcp-local) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/openai/plugins | github.com/piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-lite |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 6 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Google Drive
Use Google Drive as the single entrypoint for Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides work.
io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local
Search, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local.
How to run each
Google Drive As a Codex plugin
codex plugin marketplace add openai/pluginsio.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio zotero-mcp-local -- uvx zotero-mcp-localCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Google Drive 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Google Drive · What it can do: io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/openai/plugins/blob/HEAD/.agents/plugins/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.