com.pulsemcp/gmail vs io.github.orieg/gws-connector
com.pulsemcp/gmail is an MCP server published by pulsemcp.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.orieg/gws-connector is an MCP server published by orieg. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, 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 |  com.pulsemcp/gmail |  io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.12 Downloads/month (npm): 446 Downloads/week (npm): 33 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 81 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 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.pulsemcp/gmail | io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 81 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (gmail-workspace-mcp-server) | On your machine (https://github.com/orieg/gws-connector/releases/download/v0.4.3/gws-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 4 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers | github.com/orieg/gws-connector |
| 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.pulsemcp/gmail
MCP server for Gmail with OAuth2 (personal) and service account (Workspace) support.
io.github.orieg/gws-connector
Multi-account Google Workspace MCP — Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs with smart routing.
How to run each
com.pulsemcp/gmail As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>" --env "GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=<YOUR_GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>" --env "GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY>" --transport stdio gmail -- npx -y gmail-workspace-mcp-serverRequires: GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (secret), GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN (secret), GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
io.github.orieg/gws-connector As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install gws-connector@claude-communityCommands 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.pulsemcp/gmail asks for
GMAIL_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPSGMAIL_IMPERSONATE_EMAILGMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (secret)GMAIL_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)GMAIL_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN (secret)GMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_CLIENT_EMAILGMAIL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
Only io.github.orieg/gws-connector asks for
GWS_STATE_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: com.pulsemcp/gmail · What it can do: io.github.orieg/gws-connector · Compare two other plugins
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