ai.circulara/plugin vs TokenKnows
ai.circulara/plugin is an MCP server published by circulara.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). TokenKnows is an MCP server published by johnnywuj81. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  TokenKnows | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 229 Downloads/week (npm): 47 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 88 Downloads/week (PyPI): 23 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 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 | ai.circulara/plugin | TokenKnows |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@circulara/plugin) | On your machine (tokenknows-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 5, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/circularroute/circulara-core | github.com/johnnywuj81/tokenknows |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
ai.circulara/plugin
Circulara Observe MCP plugin - meters your AI agents' token spend and carbon, free tier.
TokenKnows
Distill AI coding sessions into weekly reports, ADRs and a knowledge graph - self-hosted
How to run each
ai.circulara/plugin As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CIRCULARA_BACKEND_URL=<YOUR_CIRCULARA_BACKEND_URL>" --env "CIRCULARA_SEAT_ID=<YOUR_CIRCULARA_SEAT_ID>" --env "CIRCULARA_TENANT_ID=<YOUR_CIRCULARA_TENANT_ID>" --env "CIRCULARA_TOKEN=<YOUR_CIRCULARA_TOKEN>" --env "CIRCULARA_USER_ID=<YOUR_CIRCULARA_USER_ID>" --transport stdio plugin -- npx -y -p @circulara/plugin circulara-mcp @circulara/pluginRequires: CIRCULARA_BACKEND_URL, CIRCULARA_SEAT_ID, CIRCULARA_TENANT_ID, CIRCULARA_TOKEN (secret), CIRCULARA_USER_ID
TokenKnows As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "TOKENKNOWS_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_TOKENKNOWS_API_TOKEN>" --transport stdio tokenknows -- uvx tokenknows-mcpRequires: TOKENKNOWS_API_TOKEN (secret)
Commands 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
Only ai.circulara/plugin asks for
CIRCULARA_BACKEND_URLCIRCULARA_SEAT_IDCIRCULARA_TENANT_IDCIRCULARA_TOKEN (secret)CIRCULARA_USER_ID
Only TokenKnows asks for
TOKENKNOWS_API_BASETOKENKNOWS_API_TOKEN (secret)TOKENKNOWS_DEFAULT_PROJECTTOKENKNOWS_WEB_BASE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: ai.circulara/plugin · What it can do: TokenKnows · Compare two other plugins
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