addy.io vs io.github.orieg/gws-connector
addy.io is an MCP server published by Former-Stranger. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.orieg/gws-connector is an MCP server published by orieg. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  addy.io |  io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 337 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | addy.io | io.github.orieg/gws-connector |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-14 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (addy-mcp) | On your machine (https://github.com/orieg/gws-connector/releases/download/v0.4.3/gws-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/former-stranger/addy-mcp | github.com/orieg/gws-connector |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 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
addy.io
Manage addy.io email aliases, recipients, domains, rules and blocklist.
io.github.orieg/gws-connector
Multi-account Google Workspace MCP — Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs with smart routing.
How to run each
addy.io As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "ADDY_API_KEY=<YOUR_ADDY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio addy-mcp -- uvx addy-mcpRequires: ADDY_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.orieg/gws-connector As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install gws-connector@claude-communityCommands 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 addy.io asks for
ADDY_API_KEY (secret)ADDY_API_KEY_FILEADDY_BASE_URLADDY_READ_ONLY
Only io.github.orieg/gws-connector asks for
GWS_STATE_DIR
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: addy.io · What it can do: io.github.orieg/gws-connector · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.