io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server vs skgate
io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server is an MCP server published by SAP. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). skgate is an MCP server published by helv-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server |  skgate |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (npm): 39 812 Downloads/week (npm): 5 836 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 37 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.28.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 37 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 37 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 | io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server | skgate |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 37 (better) | 13 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-18 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@sap/mdk-mcp-server) | On your machine (ghcr.io/helv-io/skgate:0.28.0) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sap/mdk-mcp-server | github.com/helv-io/skgate |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for AI-assisted development of MDK applications.
skgate
Self-hosted MCP gateway and LLM proxy: OAuth 2.1, model aliases, Grok subscription as an API.
How to run each
io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mdk-mcp-server -- npx -y @sap/mdk-mcp-serverskgate
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: OIDC_CLIENT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), OIDC_ISSUER, PUBLIC_URL
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
The marketplaces of io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: io.github.SAP/mdk-mcp-server · What it can do: skgate · 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-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.