Thrixel vs GIMP 3 MCP
Thrixel is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Thrixel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Community GitHub marketplaces, PyPI (MCP servers)). GIMP 3 MCP is an MCP server published by tifyr. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  GIMP 3 MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 1.3.28 Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 880 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 039 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 263 Downloads/week (PyPI): 199 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 263 Downloads/week (PyPI): 199 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Thrixel | GIMP 3 MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-05 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (thrixel-mcp) | On your machine (gimp3-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 (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/thrixel/build-world | github.com/tifyr/gimp3-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 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
Thrixel
Build playable 3D games with AI-generated assets. Bundles the build-world skill and the Thrixel connector: generate, refine and texture game-ready .glb models, then build the game around them in Three.js, Unity, Unreal or Roblox.
GIMP 3 MCP
Let AI assistants paint, edit and export images in a running GIMP 3, with 80 tools.
How to run each
Thrixel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add thrixel/build-world
/plugin install thrixel@thrixelGIMP 3 MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio gimp3-mcp -- uvx gimp3-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: Thrixel · What it can do: GIMP 3 MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.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.