Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server vs io.github.cap-js/mcp-server
Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server is an MCP server published by ascent-partners.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.cap-js/mcp-server is an MCP server published by cap-js. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server |  io.github.cap-js/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.9.4 Downloads/month (npm): 1 356 Downloads/week (npm): 43 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.0.8 Downloads/month (npm): 194 843 Downloads/week (npm): 32 460 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 117 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.8 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 117 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.5 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 117 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 | Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server | io.github.cap-js/mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 117 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 19 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (vdd.simonmak.com/api/mcp) | On your machine (@cap-js/mcp-server) |
| 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) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/simonmak-ascent/vision-driven-design | github.com/cap-js/mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | 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
Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server
Spec-driven development MCP server: 8 phases, bi-directional traceability, 7 quality gates.
io.github.cap-js/mcp-server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI-assisted development of CAP applications.
How to run each
Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http vision-driven-design https://vdd.simonmak.com/api/mcpio.github.cap-js/mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio io-github-cap-js-mcp-server -- npx -y @cap-js/mcp-serverCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server 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: Vision Driven Design (VDD) MCP Server · What it can do: io.github.cap-js/mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.