Image Reader MCP vs io.github.egorthinks/perception
Image Reader MCP is an MCP server published by SylphxAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.egorthinks/perception is an MCP server published by egorthinks. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  Image Reader MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 256 Downloads/week (npm): 47 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.7 Downloads/month (PyPI): 150 Downloads/week (PyPI): 34 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 | Image Reader MCP | io.github.egorthinks/perception |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@sylphx/image-reader-mcp) | On your machine (perception-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sylphxai/image-reader-mcp | github.com/egorthinks/perception-mcp |
| 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
Image Reader MCP
Evidence-first image MCP. Agent Media Twin with metadata and citeable OCR evidence.
io.github.egorthinks/perception
Perception for AI agents: media QC asserts, image diff, OCR tiles, video/audio analysis, PDF, 3D.
How to run each
Image Reader MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio image-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/image-reader-mcpio.github.egorthinks/perception As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio perception -- uvx perception-mcpCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Image Reader MCP · What it can do: io.github.egorthinks/perception · Compare two other plugins
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