mcp-anything vs MCPExplorer
mcp-anything is an MCP server published by Dror-Bengal. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). MCPExplorer is an MCP server published by mcpexplorer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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 |  mcp-anything |  MCPExplorer |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 137 Downloads/week (npm): 63 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | mcp-anything | MCPExplorer |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp-anything) | Remote server (mcpexplorer.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/dror-bengal/mcp-anything | github.com/mcpexplorer/mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 6 days ago |
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
mcp-anything
Meta-MCP gateway: search, inspect and call any MCP server from the public registries.
MCPExplorer
Search, vet & assemble MCP servers from your agent: verified tools, risk labels, and trust scores.
How to run each
mcp-anything As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-anything -- npx -y mcp-anything serveMCPExplorer As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcpexplorer https://mcpexplorer.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only MCPExplorer 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: mcp-anything · What it can do: MCPExplorer · 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.