DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics vs BLEA
DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics is an MCP server published by gaussian-beam.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). BLEA is an MCP server published by Nitmi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). 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 |  DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics |  BLEA |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 423 Downloads/week (PyPI): 51 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 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 | DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics | BLEA |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 11 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (catalog-api.gaussian-beam.com/mcp) | On your machine (blea) |
| 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 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/riarosenauer/diffbeam-mcp | github.com/nitmi/blea |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 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
DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics
Read-only optical catalog search plus DiffBeam server, schema, and catalog revision metadata.
BLEA
Safe BLE diagnostics, evidence workflows, and guarded automation for AI agents.
How to run each
DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http diffbeam https://catalog-api.gaussian-beam.com/mcp/BLEA As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio blea -- uvx blea mcpCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: DiffBeam Gaussian Beam Optics · What it can do: BLEA · 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/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.