sanity vs io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
sanity is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by sanity-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Official MCP Registry, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana is an MCP server published by grafana. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  sanity |  io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 194 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.42.2 Forks (GitHub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 194 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: v2.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 479 Stars (GitHub): 3 607 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 194 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 30 Stars (GitHub): 194 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 19 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:9362bcf6aa0e Forks (GitHub): 479 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 109 123 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 3 607 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 | sanity | io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 5 | 5 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 194 (worse) | 3 607 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 1 109 123 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (worse) | 479 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-26 (better) | 2026-10-20 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.sanity.io) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 65 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 15 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sanity-io/agent-toolkit | github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 4 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 days ago | Responded 2 days ago, requires a key |
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
sanity
Sanity content platform integration with MCP server, agent skills, and slash commands. Query and author content, build and optimize GROQ queries, design schemas, and set up Visual Editing.
io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana
An MCP server giving access to Grafana dashboards, data and more.
How to run each
sanity As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install sanity@claude-plugins-officialio.github.grafana/mcp-grafana As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-grafana https://mcp.grafana.com/mcpRequires: GRAFANA_PASSWORD (secret), GRAFANA_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN (secret), GRAFANA_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of sanity publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of sanity publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: sanity · What it can do: io.github.grafana/mcp-grafana · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-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/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.