Self-hosted GitHub MCP server vs io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server is an MCP server published by adelaidasofia. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  Self-hosted GitHub MCP server |  io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 540 Downloads/week (npm): 260 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Self-hosted GitHub MCP server | io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-18 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (https://github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/github-mcp.mcpb) | Remote server (datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 8, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp | github.com/cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago |
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
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server. PAT auth, stdio transport, transport-agnostic so it works with…
io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server
Search DataCite datasets and software, fetch DOI metadata, trace relations, format citations.
How to run each
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install github-mcp@claude-communityRequires: GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http datacite-mcp-server https://datacite.caseyjhand.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of Self-hosted GitHub MCP server nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Self-hosted GitHub MCP server asks for
GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Only io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server asks for
DATACITE_CONTACT_EMAILDATACITE_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_5MINMCP_AUTH_MODEMCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Self-hosted GitHub MCP server · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/datacite-mcp-server · 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.