postman vs Swagger MCP
postman is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Postman-Devrel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Swagger MCP is an MCP server published by smartbear.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  postman |  Swagger MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 41 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.33.0 Forks (GitHub): 50 Stars (GitHub): 44 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 | postman | Swagger MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 41 (worse) | 44 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (worse) | 50 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.postman.com/$%7BPOSTMAN_MCP_MODE:-mcp%7D) | Remote server (swagger.mcp.smartbear.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 28 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/postman-devrel/postman-claude-code-plugin | github.com/smartbear/smartbear-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 400 (10 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
postman
Full API lifecycle management for Claude Code. Sync collections, generate client code, discover APIs, run tests, create mocks, publish docs, and audit security. Powered by the Postman MCP Server.
Swagger MCP
MCP server for AI access to Swagger by SmartBear.
How to run each
postman As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install postman@claude-communitySwagger MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http swagger-mcp https://swagger.mcp.smartbear.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Swagger MCP 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: postman · What it can do: Swagger MCP · 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.