mcp-reconnect vs bash-mcp
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). bash-mcp is an MCP server published by nickw8. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  bash-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 5.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | bash-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@nickw8/bash-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: 0 |
| 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/nickw8/bash-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-23 |
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.
bash-mcp
Structured JSON wrappers for git, kubectl, terraform, helm, argocd, gh, glab and other CLIs.
How to run each
mcp-reconnect As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mcp-reconnect@claude-communitybash-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio bash-mcp -- npx -y @nickw8/bash-mcpCommands 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: bash-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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