pmx-canvas vs Smart Drawio
pmx-canvas is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by pskoett. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, npm registry (MCP servers)). Smart Drawio is an MCP server published by yunshenwuchuxun. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  pmx-canvas |  Smart Drawio |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.12.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 30 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.12.1 Downloads/month (npm): 2 545 Downloads/week (npm): 1 204 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 30 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 151 Downloads/week (npm): 53 Forks (GitHub): 48 Stars (GitHub): 366 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 | pmx-canvas | Smart Drawio |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (worse) | 366 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 48 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-06 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (pmx-canvas) | On your machine (@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 19 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/pskoett/pmx-canvas | github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-next |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-14 |
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
pmx-canvas
PMX Canvas is a collaborative canvas where you and your AI agent collect evidence, analyze findings, and develop ideas together. Pin material as context for your agent, then ask it to add findings, comparisons, or diagrams to the board for you to review, present, and build on.
Smart Drawio
Generate, validate, repair and style editable draw.io XML diagrams.
How to run each
pmx-canvas
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Smart Drawio As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY=<YOUR_SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY>" --transport stdio smart-drawio -- npx -y @yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcpRequires: SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY (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 pmx-canvas publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: pmx-canvas · What it can do: Smart Drawio · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). 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.