Cartographer vs Orbit
Cartographer is an MCP server published by BeppeTemp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Orbit is an MCP server published by orbit-search. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Cartographer |  Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.25.1 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 40 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Cartographer | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 40 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-20 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (ghcr.io/beppetemp/cartographer:v0.25.1) | Remote server (api.orbitsearch.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/beppetemp/cartographer | github.com/orbit-search/orbit-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 17 h ago, requires a key |
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
Cartographer
Governance MCP server for agent-maintained knowledge bases (OKF): git-backed writes, search, lint.
Orbit
The most in-depth, source-backed context about a person for deep personalization and research.
How to run each
Cartographer As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio cartographer -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/beppetemp/cartographer:v0.25.1Orbit As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http orbit https://api.orbitsearch.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Orbit 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: Cartographer · What it can do: Orbit · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.