VPN Bypass vs io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server
VPN Bypass is an MCP server published by GeiserX. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  VPN Bypass |  io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 500 Downloads/week (npm): 135 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 148 Downloads/week (npm): 333 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 148 Downloads/week (npm): 333 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 | VPN Bypass | io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-27 (worse) | 2026-10-30 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (vpn-bypass-mcp) | On your machine (@cyanheads/macos-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | 8, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/geiserx/vpn-bypass-mcp | github.com/cyanheads/macos-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
VPN Bypass
Read and change VPN Bypass (macOS) routing: domain lists, services, modes, kernel routes, logs
io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server
Control macOS settings, apps, windows, audio, Music, displays, screenshots, and Focus mode via MCP.
How to run each
VPN Bypass As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio vpn-bypass-mcp -- npx -y vpn-bypass-mcpio.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio macos-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/macos-mcp-serverCommands 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 VPN Bypass asks for
VPNB_SOCKETVPN_BYPASS_MCP_READ_ONLY
Only io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server asks for
MACOS_DISPLAY_LAYOUTSMACOS_SCREENSHOT_DIRMCP_AUTH_MODEMCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: VPN Bypass · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/macos-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.