Citepath vs MarkIndex
Citepath is an MCP server published by arif-js. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). MarkIndex is an MCP server published by jackjin1997. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-14. 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 |  Citepath |  MarkIndex |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Downloads/month (npm): 356 Downloads/week (npm): 54 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.2 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 | Citepath | MarkIndex |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-20 (worse) | 2026-11-09 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (citepath) | On your machine (markindex) |
| 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/arif-js/citepath | github.com/jackjin1997/markindex |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-11-02 |
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
Citepath
Self-hosted search over your documentation, with citations, for AI assistants and apps
MarkIndex
Vectorless, structure-first search over large Markdown libraries: section trees + zh/en BM25
How to run each
Citepath As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio citepath -- npx -y citepath mcpMarkIndex As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio markindex -- npx -y markindex mcp "<YOUR_DOCS_DIR>" --reindex-on-startRequires: <docs_dir>
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Citepath · What it can do: MarkIndex · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.