mobile-canvas vs Metro MCP
mobile-canvas is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Redth. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Metro MCP is an MCP server published by steve228uk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  mobile-canvas |  Metro MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.1.6 Forks (GitHub): 16 Stars (GitHub): 163 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.15.0 Downloads/month (npm): 3 223 Downloads/week (npm): 822 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 85 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.1 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 85 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.15.0 Downloads/month (npm): 3 223 Downloads/week (npm): 822 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 85 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 | mobile-canvas | Metro MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 163 (better) | 85 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 16 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (metro-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 1 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/redth/mobile-canvas-ghcp | github.com/steve228uk/metro-mcp |
| 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
mobile-canvas
View, create, boot, and interact with local iOS simulators and Android emulators from a GitHub Copilot canvas. The plugin also exposes the same device controls to agents through MCP.
Metro MCP
MCP server for React Native/Expo runtime debugging, inspection, and automation via Metro/CDP
How to run each
mobile-canvas
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Metro MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio metro-mcp -- npx -y metro-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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: mobile-canvas · What it can do: Metro MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.