showtime vs VLC Media Player
showtime is an MCP server published by FavioVazquez. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). VLC Media Player is an MCP server published by QuantumNovice. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |   showtime |   VLC Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.6 Downloads/month (npm): 1 826 Downloads/week (npm): 338 Forks (GitHub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 306 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 218 Downloads/week (npm): 218 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.4.6 Downloads/month (npm): 1 826 Downloads/week (npm): 338 Forks (GitHub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 306 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | showtime | VLC Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 306 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 26 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-17 (better) | 2026-10-16 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@faviovazquez/showtime-mcp) | On your machine (vlc-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 0 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/faviovazquez/showtime | github.com/quantumnovice/vlc-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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
showtime
Local video studio for your coding agent: scenes, voice, music and captions, on your machine.
VLC Media Player
Control VLC Media Player from any MCP client: play, pause, seek, volume, playlist.
How to run each
showtime As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio showtime -- npx -y @faviovazquez/showtime-mcpVLC Media Player As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD=<YOUR_VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio vlc-mcp -- npx -y vlc-mcp-serverRequires: VLC_HTTP_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands 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
Only showtime asks for
SHOWTIME_HOMESHOWTIME_MCP_BASESHOWTIME_MCP_TOOLSSHOWTIME_OPT_HOMESHOWTIME_OPT_LANGUAGESHOWTIME_OPT_MAX_WORKERSSHOWTIME_OPT_MODESHOWTIME_OPT_OPEN_BROWSERSHOWTIME_OPT_SOUNDSHOWTIME_OPT_VOICE
Only VLC Media Player asks for
VLC_BASE_URLVLC_HTTP_PASSWORD (secret)VLC_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: showtime · What it can do: VLC Media Player · Compare two other plugins
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