roost-mcp vs compute-ladder
roost-mcp is an MCP server published by roostcapital. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (PyPI (MCP servers)). compute-ladder is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by xiaolai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14. 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 |  roost-mcp |  compute-ladder |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 537 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace xiaolai/claude-plugin-marketplace | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | roost-mcp | compute-ladder |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-02 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (roost-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 5 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | ISC |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/roostcapital/roost | github.com/xiaolai/compute-ladder-for-claude |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-11-11 |
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
roost-mcp
Model Context Protocol server for Roost — credit underwriting and per-spend decisioning for AI agents.
compute-ladder
Compute routing with guarded effort requests, a measured cheap-model worker and reports of observed main-agent and subagent effort; runtime escalation must be verified.
How to run each
roost-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
compute-ladder As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add xiaolai/claude-plugin-marketplace
/plugin install compute-ladder@xiaolaiCommands 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: roost-mcp · What it can do: compute-ladder · Compare two other plugins
Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.