io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase vs io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp
io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase is an MCP server published by BlueprintLabIO. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp is an MCP server published by kubeshop. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase |  io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 134 Downloads/week (npm): 15 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.14.0 Forks (GitHub): 179 Stars (GitHub): 1 669 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:43aa88f2d416 Forks (GitHub): 179 Pulls (Docker Hub): 33 682 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 669 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 | io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase | io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 1 669 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 33 682 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 179 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@tidebase/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 28 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 9, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | NOASSERTION |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/blueprintlabio/tidebase | github.com/kubeshop/testkube |
| 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 3 days 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
io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase
Inspect Tidebase agent runs, resolve approval gates, and trigger recovery from your AI assistant.
io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp
MCP server for Testkube - Manage test workflows, executions, and artifacts via AI assistants
How to run each
io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio tidebase -- npx -y @tidebase/mcpio.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "TK_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_TK_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "TK_ENV_ID=<YOUR_TK_ENV_ID>" --env "TK_ORG_ID=<YOUR_TK_ORG_ID>" --transport stdio testkube -- docker run -i --rm -e TK_ACCESS_TOKEN -e TK_ENV_ID -e TK_ORG_ID mcp/testkubeRequires: TK_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), TK_ENV_ID (secret), TK_ORG_ID (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase asks for
TIDEBASE_URL
Only io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp asks for
TK_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)TK_CONTROL_PLANE_URLTK_DASHBOARD_URLTK_DEBUGTK_ENV_ID (secret)TK_MCP_SHTTP_HOSTTK_MCP_SHTTP_PORTTK_MCP_TRANSPORTTK_ORG_ID (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.BlueprintLabIO/tidebase · What it can do: io.github.kubeshop/testkube-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.