styx vs rustunnel
styx is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by timmx7. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). rustunnel is an MCP server published by joaoh82. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  styx |  rustunnel |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.8.5 Forks (GitHub): 49 Stars (GitHub): 658 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 | styx | rustunnel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 658 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 49 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (localhost/mcp) | On your machine (https://github.com/joaoh82/rustunnel/releases/download/v0.8.5/rustunnel-mcp-aarch64-apple-darwin.mcpb) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/timmx7/styx | github.com/joaoh82/rustunnel |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
styx
The MCP-native AI API gateway for developers building with LLMs. Every app using AI needs API keys, cost control, and provider flexibility — Styx gives you all three through one endpoint. Route requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Mistral with automatic failover, track spending in real-time, and manage team access with scoped API keys. Self-hosted, open source, and manageable directly from Claude Code with /styx:setup, /styx:status, and @styx-ops.
rustunnel
Give AI agents public HTTPS/TCP/UDP URLs for any localhost service. Open source, self-hostable.
How to run each
styx As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install styx@claude-communityrustunnel
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only styx has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: styx · What it can do: rustunnel · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.