Playhead vs io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill
Playhead is an MCP server published by tryplayhead.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill is an MCP server published by oxbshw. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |  Playhead |  io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.4.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 097 Downloads/week (PyPI): 696 Forks (GitHub): 73 Stars (GitHub): 526 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 | Playhead | io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 526 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 73 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.tryplayhead.com/mcp) | On your machine (watch-skill) |
| 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 | 12 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Playhead
Watches a video or ad from a link and answers in words, with the second of every moment.
io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill
Watch video and live sessions, keep timestamped evidence, and verify an agent's own work.
How to run each
Playhead As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http playhead https://mcp.tryplayhead.com/mcpio.github.oxbshw/watch-skill As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio watch-skill -- uvx --from "watch-skill[standard]==1.4.3" watch-skill serveCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Playhead 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Playhead · What it can do: io.github.oxbshw/watch-skill · Compare two other plugins
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