io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server vs Olostep MCP Server
io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). Olostep MCP Server is an MCP server published by olostep. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server |  Olostep MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 385 Downloads/week (npm): 145 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.19 Downloads/month (npm): 763 Downloads/week (npm): 220 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 385 Downloads/week (npm): 145 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server | Olostep MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 10 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-28 (worse) | 2026-10-28 (better) |
| Where it runs | Remote server or your machine | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 14 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cyanheads/census-mcp-server | github.com/olostep/olostep-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 6 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | 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
io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server
Query U.S. Census Bureau data, variables, and geography via MCP.
Olostep MCP Server
Live web search, scraping and crawling API for AI. Get structured, LLM-ready data from any site.
How to run each
io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http census-mcp-server https://census.caseyjhand.com/mcpOlostep MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http olostep-mcp-server https://mcp.olostep.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of Olostep MCP Server nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server asks for
CENSUS_API_KEYMCP_AUTH_MODEMCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATHMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_LOG_LEVELMCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
Only Olostep MCP Server asks for
OLOSTEP_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/census-mcp-server · What it can do: Olostep MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
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