Inistate MCP vs shadow-mcp
Inistate MCP is an MCP server published by Inistate. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). shadow-mcp is an MCP server published by saagpatel. 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 |  Inistate MCP |  shadow-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.3.5 Downloads/month (npm): 467 Downloads/week (npm): 290 Forks (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Stars (GitHub): 1 (last published figure) Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 69 Downloads/week (PyPI): 24 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Inistate MCP | shadow-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (last published figure) | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (last published figure) | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-22 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.inistate.com/mcp) | On your machine (shadow-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/inistate/inistate-mcp | github.com/saagpatel/shadow-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-21 | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Inistate MCP
MCP server for the Inistate platform: module discovery, entry management, and activity submission.
shadow-mcp
Local MCP server that inventories and risk-grades MCP servers configured on this machine.
How to run each
Inistate MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http inistate-mcp https://mcp.inistate.com/mcpRequires: INISTATE_API_TOKEN (secret)
shadow-mcp As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio shadow-mcp -- uvx shadow-mcp mcp-serveCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Inistate MCP 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
The marketplaces of shadow-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Inistate MCP · What it can do: shadow-mcp · 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.