Plug and Ship vs io.mcpskills/server
Plug and Ship is an MCP server published by plugandship.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.mcpskills/server is an MCP server published by mcpskills.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  Plug and Ship |  io.mcpskills/server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.5.3 Downloads/month (npm): 469 Downloads/week (npm): 103 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 | Plug and Ship | io.mcpskills/server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (plugandship.dev/mcp) | On your machine (@mcpskillsio/server) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/plugandship/plugandship-mcp | github.com/bebravebekind/mcpskills-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 23 h 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
Plug and Ship
Search MCP servers, agent skills and coding-agent plugins: trending tools and best-of lists.
io.mcpskills/server
Trust scoring for MCP servers, AI skills & npm packages — 15 signals + safety scanning.
How to run each
Plug and Ship As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http plugandship-mcp https://plugandship.dev/mcpio.mcpskills/server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "MCPSKILLS_API_KEY=<YOUR_MCPSKILLS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio io-mcpskills-server -- npx -y @mcpskillsio/serverRequires: MCPSKILLS_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Plug and Ship 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 Plug and Ship publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Plug and Ship · What it can do: io.mcpskills/server · Compare two other plugins
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