ci-extras vs Advanced GitLab MCP server
ci-extras is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by github.com/openshift-eng. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Advanced GitLab MCP server is an MCP server published by structured-world. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |  Advanced GitLab MCP server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace openshift-eng/ai-helpers | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 323 Stars (GitHub): 122 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 13.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 9 972 Downloads/week (npm): 2 565 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 13.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 9 972 Downloads/week (npm): 2 565 Forks (GitHub): 2 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 | ci-extras | Advanced GitLab MCP server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 122 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 323 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-10 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@structured-world/gitlab-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/openshift-eng/ai-helpers | github.com/structured-world/gitlab-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 8 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-31 | 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
ci-extras
MCP server and extended tooling for OpenShift CI data access
Advanced GitLab MCP server
66 tools, 242 typed actions, 27 registry groups
How to run each
ci-extras As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add openshift-eng/ai-helpers
/plugin install ci-extras@ai-helpersAdvanced GitLab MCP server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GITLAB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITLAB_TOKEN>" --transport stdio gitlab-mcp -- npx -y @structured-world/gitlab-mcpRequires: GITLAB_TOKEN (secret)
Commands 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 ci-extras publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: ci-extras · What it can do: Advanced GitLab 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.