Outline MCP Server vs Markdown by mdedit.ai
Outline MCP Server is an MCP server published by Vortiago. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Markdown by mdedit.ai is an MCP server published by mangoappstudio. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  Outline MCP Server |  Markdown by mdedit.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.10.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 398 Downloads/week (PyPI): 337 Forks (GitHub): 45 Stars (GitHub): 156 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.4 Downloads/month (npm): 2 038 Downloads/week (npm): 785 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.10.1 Forks (GitHub): 45 Stars (GitHub): 156 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 | Outline MCP Server | Markdown by mdedit.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 156 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 45 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp-outline) | Remote server (mcp.mdedit.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/vortiago/mcp-outline | github.com/mangoappstudio/mdedit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 27 h ago, requires a key |
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
Outline MCP Server
Connect AI assistants to Outline for document search, reading, and management
Markdown by mdedit.ai
Create, edit, review, and explicitly publish Live or Snapshot Markdown Documents in mdedit.ai.
How to run each
Outline MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "OUTLINE_API_KEY=<YOUR_OUTLINE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-outline -- uvx mcp-outlineRequires: OUTLINE_API_KEY (secret)
Markdown by mdedit.ai As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mdedit https://mcp.mdedit.ai/mcpRequires: MDEDIT_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Markdown by mdedit.ai 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
Only Outline MCP Server asks for
OUTLINE_API_KEY (secret)OUTLINE_API_URLOUTLINE_DISABLE_AI_TOOLSOUTLINE_DISABLE_DELETEOUTLINE_READ_ONLYOUTLINE_VERIFY_SSL
Only Markdown by mdedit.ai asks for
MDEDIT_API_KEY (secret)MDEDIT_PROFILE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Outline MCP Server · What it can do: Markdown by mdedit.ai · 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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.