io.github.Dave-London/pare-test vs Argus — Testing for Coding Agents
io.github.Dave-London/pare-test is an MCP server published by Dave-London. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Argus — Testing for Coding Agents is an MCP server published by chriswu727. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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.Dave-London/pare-test |  Argus — Testing for Coding Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.8.1 Downloads/month (npm): 360 Downloads/week (npm): 75 Forks (GitHub): 15 Stars (GitHub): 139 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.11.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 184 Downloads/week (PyPI): 172 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 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.Dave-London/pare-test | Argus — Testing for Coding Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 139 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 15 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-27 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@paretools/test) | On your machine (argus-testing) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| 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/dave-london/pare | github.com/chriswu727/argus |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 10 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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.Dave-London/pare-test
Pare Test ג€” Auto-detects test framework (pytest, jest, vitest, mocha), returns typed JSON.
Argus — Testing for Coding Agents
Testing MCP for coding agents: exercise real user journeys, find bugs, verify them with evidence.
How to run each
io.github.Dave-London/pare-test As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio pare-test -- npx -y @paretools/testArgus — Testing for Coding Agents As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio argus -- uvx argus-testingCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
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: io.github.Dave-London/pare-test · What it can do: Argus — Testing for Coding Agents · Compare two other plugins
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