Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server vs Prometheus MCP Server
Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server is an MCP server published by Qiskit. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). Prometheus MCP Server is an MCP server published by pab1it0. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server |  Prometheus MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.6.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 863 Downloads/week (PyPI): 662 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 46 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.6.2 Forks (GitHub): 106 Stars (GitHub): 522 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.6.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 863 Downloads/week (PyPI): 662 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 46 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:3c3921301229 Forks (GitHub): 106 Stars (GitHub): 522 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 | Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server | Prometheus MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 46 (worse) | 522 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 (worse) | 106 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server) | On your machine (ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 6 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 14, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/qiskit/mcp-servers | github.com/pab1it0/prometheus-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
Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server
MCP server for IBM Quantum computing services through Qiskit IBM Runtime
Prometheus MCP Server
MCP server providing Prometheus metrics access and PromQL query execution for AI assistants
How to run each
Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN=<YOUR_QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>" --transport stdio qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server -- uvx qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-serverRequires: QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN (secret)
Prometheus MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD>" --env "PROMETHEUS_TOKEN=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_TOKEN>" --env "PROMETHEUS_URL=<YOUR_PROMETHEUS_URL>" --transport stdio prometheus-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD -e PROMETHEUS_TOKEN -e PROMETHEUS_URL ghcr.io/pab1it0/prometheus-mcp-server:1.6.2Requires: PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD (secret), PROMETHEUS_TOKEN (secret), PROMETHEUS_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server asks for
QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCEQISKIT_IBM_TOKEN (secret)
Only Prometheus MCP Server asks for
ORG_IDPROMETHEUS_CLIENT_CERTPROMETHEUS_CLIENT_KEYPROMETHEUS_CUSTOM_HEADERSPROMETHEUS_DISABLE_LINKSPROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_HOSTPROMETHEUS_MCP_BIND_PORTPROMETHEUS_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORTPROMETHEUS_MCP_STATELESS_HTTPPROMETHEUS_PASSWORD (secret)PROMETHEUS_TOKEN (secret)PROMETHEUS_URL
Show the remaining 2
PROMETHEUS_URL_SSL_VERIFYPROMETHEUS_USERNAME
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server · What it can do: Prometheus MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.