Comparison

PaperDock vs Desktop Commander

PaperDock is an MCP server published by paperdock.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 6 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	PaperDock	Desktop Commander
Official MCP Registry	Listed Version: 0.10.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 966 995 Downloads/week (npm): 159 845 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Pulls (Docker Hub): 238 656 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 253 Stars (GitHub): 10 092 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

PaperDock vs Desktop Commander
Fact	PaperDock	Desktop Commander
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	6 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	No figure on GitHub	10 092
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	238 656
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	No figure on GitHub	1 253
Last release (differs)	2026-10-15 (worse)	2026-10-22 (better)
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server (app.paperdock.dev/api/mcp)	On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander)
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	26
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	7
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MIT
Repository (differs)	Not stated	github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	1
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	Responded 5 days ago	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

PaperDock

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Overleaf alternative online LaTeX editor. AI agents edit, comment, and chat. Keep or revert edits.

Desktop Commander

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

How to run each

PaperDock As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http paperdock https://app.paperdock.dev/api/mcp

Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only PaperDock has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only PaperDock has

create_comment
create_file
create_project
edit_file
list_chat_messages
list_comments
list_files
list_projects
read_pdf
rename_file
reply_to_comment
search_files

Show the remaining 2

send_chat_message
upload_file

Only Desktop Commander has

create_directory
edit_block
force_terminate
get_config
get_file_info
get_more_search_results
get_prompts
get_recent_tool_calls
get_usage_stats
give_feedback_to_desktop_commander
interact_with_process
kill_process

Show the remaining 12

list_directory
list_processes
list_searches
list_sessions
read_multiple_files
read_process_output
set_config_value
start_process
start_search
stop_search
write_file
write_pdf

Both have

move_file
read_file

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (PaperDock as of 2026-10-16). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: PaperDock · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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 2026-10-23. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.