KanbanThing vs MCP Task Orchestrator
KanbanThing is an MCP server published by kanbanthing.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). MCP Task Orchestrator is an MCP server published by jpicklyk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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 |  KanbanThing |  MCP Task Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 11 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 4.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 214 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:1ec0cd33c1d7 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 214 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 | KanbanThing | MCP Task Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 (worse) | 214 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-10 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (www.kanbanthing.com/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:4.0.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 42 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 46, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tronschell/kanban-thing | github.com/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Status out of date: last check 46 h ago returned HTTP 405 | no remote endpoint we check |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
KanbanThing
Create and drive KanbanThing kanban boards. No account, no API key, board link required.
MCP Task Orchestrator
Workflow discipline for AI agents: work items, gates, role-scoped tool profiles and runs
How to run each
KanbanThing As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http kanban https://www.kanbanthing.com/mcpMCP Task Orchestrator As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio task-orchestrator -- docker run -i --rm -v mcp-task-data:/app/data ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:4.0.0Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only KanbanThing has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of KanbanThing publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of KanbanThing publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: KanbanThing · What it can do: MCP Task Orchestrator · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.