speedread vs io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
speedread is an MCP server published by brennengreen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp is an MCP server published by ref-tools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  speedread |  io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 3.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 3 965 Downloads/week (npm): 1 033 Forks (GitHub): 71 Stars (GitHub): 1 180 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 | speedread | io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 1 180 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 71 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (https://github.com/brennengreen/speedread/releases/download/v0.1.0/speedread-aarch64-apple-darwin.mcpb) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/brennengreen/speedread | github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp |
| 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 | not checked yet |
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
speedread
Token-efficient code reading for coding agents: symbol-aware, budgeted, diff-aware reads.
io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
Token efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.
How to run each
speedread
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "REF_API_KEY=<YOUR_REF_API_KEY>" --transport stdio ref-tools-mcp -- npx -y ref-tools-mcpRequires: REF_API_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
The marketplaces of speedread publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: speedread · What it can do: io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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