Glif vs D2 MCP Server
Glif is an MCP server published by glif.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). D2 MCP Server is an MCP server published by RecursiveFunctions. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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
| Marketplace |  Glif |  D2 MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 214 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:3f93ddceeb99 Forks (GitHub): 33 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 592 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 214 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Glif | D2 MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 214 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 592 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 33 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | On your machine (ghcr.io/recursivefunctions/d2mcp:0.5.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 11 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/glifxyz/glif-mcp-server | github.com/recursivefunctions/d2mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
Glif
Generate images, video, and audio with Glif's media-generation agent
D2 MCP Server
Create, edit, validate, render, and export D2 diagrams with confined workspace access.
How to run each
Glif As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcpD2 MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio d2mcp -- docker run -i --rm --mount "type=bind,src=<YOUR_WORKSPACE_PATH>,dst=/workspace" ghcr.io/recursivefunctions/d2mcp:0.5.0Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of D2 MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of D2 MCP Server publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Glif · What it can do: D2 MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.