OpenWork MCP Gateway vs HTTP
OpenWork MCP Gateway is an MCP server published by openworklabs.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). HTTP is an MCP server published by Abhishekkumar2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  OpenWork MCP Gateway |  HTTP |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 441 Stars (GitHub): 24 118 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 184 Downloads/week (npm): 31 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | OpenWork MCP Gateway | HTTP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 24 118 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 441 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent) | On your machine (@abhishekmcp/http) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/different-ai/openwork | github.com/abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key | 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
OpenWork MCP Gateway
Your OpenWork org's skills, plugins, workflows, and connections through one OAuth MCP URL.
HTTP
HTTP/REST client with saved collections, env secrets, and SSRF-safe host allowlisting.
How to run each
OpenWork MCP Gateway As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http openwork https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agentHTTP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS=<YOUR_HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS>" --transport stdio http -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/httpRequires: HTTP_ALLOW_HOSTS
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only OpenWork MCP Gateway 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
The marketplaces of OpenWork MCP Gateway publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: OpenWork MCP Gateway · What it can do: HTTP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.