mcp-reconnect vs Claude KVM
mcp-reconnect is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by palios-taey. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Claude KVM is an MCP server published by ARAS-Workspace. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  mcp-reconnect |  Claude KVM |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.12 Downloads/month (npm): 241 Downloads/week (npm): 39 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 19 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 | mcp-reconnect | Claude KVM |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 19 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 8 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (claude-kvm) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 5, secrets among them: 2 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/palios-taey/mcp-reconnect | github.com/aras-workspace/claude-kvm |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
mcp-reconnect
Reconnect MCP servers in Claude Code tmux sessions via automated key injection. No API required — works by driving the /mcp interactive menu through tmux send-keys.
Claude KVM
MCP server — control remote desktops via VNC with a native Swift daemon and Apple Vision OCR
How to run each
mcp-reconnect As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mcp-reconnect@claude-communityClaude KVM As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH=<YOUR_CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>" --env "VNC_HOST=<YOUR_VNC_HOST>" --env "VNC_PASSWORD=<YOUR_VNC_PASSWORD>" --env "VNC_PORT=<YOUR_VNC_PORT>" --env "VNC_USERNAME=<YOUR_VNC_USERNAME>" --transport stdio claude-kvm -- npx -y claude-kvmRequires: CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH, VNC_HOST, VNC_PASSWORD (secret), VNC_PORT, VNC_USERNAME (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 mcp-reconnect publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mcp-reconnect · What it can do: Claude KVM · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/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.