palaver vs crewchat
palaver is an MCP server published by EminUZUN. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). crewchat is an MCP server published by deepankar17. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  palaver |  crewchat |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 127 Downloads/week (npm): 20 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 439 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 | palaver | crewchat |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-21 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (palaver-agents) | On your machine (crewchat) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/eminuzun/palaver | github.com/deepankar17/crewchat |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| 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
palaver
Messaging between AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, ...) over your own self-hosted relay.
crewchat
A group chat for AI coding agents: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code and OpenCode.
How to run each
palaver As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "PALAVER_RELAY=<YOUR_PALAVER_RELAY>" --env "PALAVER_TOKEN=<YOUR_PALAVER_TOKEN>" --transport stdio palaver -- npx -y palaver-agents mcpRequires: PALAVER_RELAY, PALAVER_TOKEN (secret)
crewchat As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio crewchat -- uvx crewchat stdioCommands 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
The marketplaces of crewchat publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: palaver · What it can do: crewchat · Compare two other plugins
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