autorouter vs Volante
autorouter is an MCP server published by Webb-Ventures. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Volante is an MCP server published by ribato22. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  autorouter |  Volante |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 454 Downloads/week (npm): 58 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.10.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 169 Downloads/week (PyPI): 31 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | autorouter | Volante |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-22 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (autorouter-mcp) | On your machine (volante) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 0 | 85, secrets among them: 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/webb-ventures/autorouter | github.com/ribato22/volante |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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
autorouter
An MCP capability router: one search tool instead of every server's tool schema.
Volante
Routes to the best predicted fit from configured metadata/evidence after hard-capability filtering.
How to run each
autorouter As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio autorouter -- npx -y autorouter-mcp serveVolante As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --env "MOONSHOT_API_KEY=<YOUR_MOONSHOT_API_KEY>" --env "OLLAMA_API_KEY=<YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_COMPAT_2_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_COMPAT_2_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_COMPAT_3_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_COMPAT_3_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_COMPAT_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_COMPAT_KEY>" --transport stdio volante -- uvx --from "volante[mcp]==0.10.0" volante-mcp volanteRequires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret), MOONSHOT_API_KEY (secret), OLLAMA_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_COMPAT_2_KEY (secret), OPENAI_COMPAT_3_KEY (secret), OPENAI_COMPAT_KEY (secret)
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
Only autorouter asks for
AUTOROUTER_CONFIGAUTOROUTER_IMPORTAUTOROUTER_SELECTOR_MODEAUTOROUTER_SELECTOR_MODEL
Only Volante asks for
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)ANTHROPIC_CONTEXTANTHROPIC_COST_INANTHROPIC_COST_OUTANTHROPIC_MAX_OUTPUTANTHROPIC_MODELSANTHROPIC_NAMESANTHROPIC_STRENGTHSANTHROPIC_TIERANTHROPIC_TOOLSCLAUDE_CODE_ENABLEDCLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT
Show the remaining 73
CLAUDE_CODE_MODELSCLAUDE_CODE_SYSTEM_PROMPT_MODECLAUDE_CODE_TIERCLAUDE_CODE_TIMEOUTCODEX_CONTEXTCODEX_COST_INCODEX_COST_OUTCODEX_ENABLEDCODEX_MAX_OUTPUTCODEX_MODELSCODEX_TIERCODEX_TIMEOUTMOONSHOT_API_KEY (secret)MOONSHOT_BASE_URLMOONSHOT_CONTEXTMOONSHOT_COST_INMOONSHOT_COST_OUTMOONSHOT_MAX_OUTPUTMOONSHOT_MODELSMOONSHOT_NAMESMOONSHOT_STRENGTHSMOONSHOT_TIERMOONSHOT_TOOLSOLLAMA_API_KEY (secret)OLLAMA_BASE_URLOLLAMA_CONTEXTOLLAMA_COST_INOLLAMA_COST_OUTOLLAMA_MAX_OUTPUTOLLAMA_MODELSOLLAMA_NAMESOLLAMA_STRENGTHSOLLAMA_TIEROLLAMA_TOOLSOPENAI_COMPAT_2_BASE_URLOPENAI_COMPAT_2_CONTEXTOPENAI_COMPAT_2_COST_INOPENAI_COMPAT_2_COST_OUTOPENAI_COMPAT_2_KEY (secret)OPENAI_COMPAT_2_MAX_OUTPUTOPENAI_COMPAT_2_MODELOPENAI_COMPAT_2_NAMEOPENAI_COMPAT_2_STRENGTHSOPENAI_COMPAT_2_TIEROPENAI_COMPAT_2_TOOLSOPENAI_COMPAT_3_BASE_URLOPENAI_COMPAT_3_CONTEXTOPENAI_COMPAT_3_COST_INOPENAI_COMPAT_3_COST_OUTOPENAI_COMPAT_3_KEY (secret)OPENAI_COMPAT_3_MAX_OUTPUTOPENAI_COMPAT_3_MODELOPENAI_COMPAT_3_NAMEOPENAI_COMPAT_3_STRENGTHSOPENAI_COMPAT_3_TIEROPENAI_COMPAT_3_TOOLSOPENAI_COMPAT_BASE_URLOPENAI_COMPAT_CONTEXTOPENAI_COMPAT_COST_INOPENAI_COMPAT_COST_OUTOPENAI_COMPAT_KEY (secret)OPENAI_COMPAT_MAX_OUTPUTOPENAI_COMPAT_MODELOPENAI_COMPAT_NAMEOPENAI_COMPAT_STRENGTHSOPENAI_COMPAT_TIEROPENAI_COMPAT_TOOLSVOLANTE_FETCH_ALLOWLISTVOLANTE_MAX_SUBSCRIPTION_CALLSVOLANTE_MODEL_OVERRIDES_FILEVOLANTE_QUALITY_PROFILES_FILEVOLANTE_READ_ROOTVOLANTE_SANDBOX
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: autorouter · What it can do: Volante · Compare two other plugins
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