com.chartforgeai/chartforge vs ChartBytes
com.chartforgeai/chartforge is an MCP server published by chartforgeai.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). ChartBytes is an MCP server published by Haswell119. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  com.chartforgeai/chartforge | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Downloads/month (npm): 294 Downloads/week (npm): 70 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.2 No figure published 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 | com.chartforgeai/chartforge | ChartBytes |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (chartforge-mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/haswell119/chartbytes-mcp:1.0.2) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/crawde/chartforge-mcp | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
com.chartforgeai/chartforge
MCP server for ChartForge — generate stunning charts and diagrams from natural language
ChartBytes
Generate chart images (bar, hbar, stacked, line, area, scatter, pie, donut) as PNG/SVG for AI agents
How to run each
com.chartforgeai/chartforge As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CHARTFORGE_API_KEY=<YOUR_CHARTFORGE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio chartforge -- npx -y chartforge-mcpRequires: CHARTFORGE_API_KEY (secret)
ChartBytes As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "CHARTBYTES_LICENSE=<YOUR_CHARTBYTES_LICENSE>" --transport stdio chartbytes-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e CHARTBYTES_LICENSE ghcr.io/haswell119/chartbytes-mcp:1.0.2Requires: CHARTBYTES_LICENSE (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 com.chartforgeai/chartforge asks for
CHARTFORGE_API_KEY (secret)
Only ChartBytes asks for
CHARTBYTES_LICENSE (secret)CHARTBYTES_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: com.chartforgeai/chartforge · What it can do: ChartBytes · Compare two other plugins
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