lumen vs OrchestKit Docs MCP
lumen is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ory. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). OrchestKit Docs MCP is an MCP server published by yonatangross. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  lumen |  OrchestKit Docs MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.0.42 Forks (GitHub): 37 Stars (GitHub): 308 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 10.0.0-beta.172 Forks (GitHub): 35 Stars (GitHub): 292 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 | lumen | OrchestKit Docs MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 308 (better) | 292 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 37 (better) | 35 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (orchestkit.yonyon.ai/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ory/lumen | github.com/yonatangross/orchestkit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 45 h ago |
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
lumen
Precise local semantic code search via MCP. Indexes your codebase with Go AST parsing, embeds with Ollama or LM Studio, and exposes vector search to Claude through an MCP server — no cloud, no npm.
OrchestKit Docs MCP
Read-only MCP server for the OrchestKit docs: full-text search + Markdown fetch. No auth.
How to run each
lumen As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install lumen@claude-plugins-officialOrchestKit Docs MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http orchestkit https://orchestkit.yonyon.ai/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only OrchestKit Docs MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of lumen nor its endpoint list any 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: lumen · What it can do: OrchestKit Docs MCP · 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.