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beacon vs StatusHub MCP by usefulapi

beacon is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by tonone-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). StatusHub MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server published by usefulapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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

Where each is published
MarketplacebeaconStatusHub MCP by usefulapi
Community marketplace tonone-ai/tonone Listed
Version: 1.20.0
Forks (GitHub): 11
Stars (GitHub): 77
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.4.2
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

beacon vs StatusHub MCP by usefulapi
FactbeaconStatusHub MCP by usefulapi
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)77 (better)1 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)11 (better)0 (worse)
Last release (differs)2026-11-10 (worse)2026-11-14 (better)
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (statushub.usefulapi.io/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)4Not a bundle
Licence (differs)MITNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/tonone-ai/tononegithub.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)310
First seen (differs)2026-11-092026-11-06
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checkResponded 10 h ago, requires authentication

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

beacon

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Incident communications and status — status page practice, incident comms templates, proactive outage notifications, severity-linked cadence, post-incident customer updates

StatusHub MCP by usefulapi

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Read status pages, services, incidents and uptime; create draft incidents and updates in StatusHub.

How to run each

beacon As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add tonone-ai/tonone
/plugin install beacon@tonone-ai

StatusHub MCP by usefulapi As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http statushub https://statushub.usefulapi.io/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only StatusHub MCP by usefulapi 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: beacon · What it can do: StatusHub MCP by usefulapi · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built