Agent Swarm vs Dobby
Agent Swarm is an MCP server published by desplega-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). Dobby is an MCP server published by gil-dobby. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  Agent Swarm |  Dobby |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.7.2 Downloads/month (npm): 31 986 Downloads/week (npm): 3 367 Forks (GitHub): 136 Stars (GitHub): 956 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.2.0 Downloads/month (npm): 111 Downloads/week (npm): 11 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 | Agent Swarm | Dobby |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 956 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 136 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-28 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@desplega.ai/agent-swarm) | Remote server (mcp.dobby-ai.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm | github.com/dobby-ai/dobby |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 16 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 29 h ago, requires a key |
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
Agent Swarm
Full Agent Swarm API and MCP server with local SQLite storage for multi-agent orchestration.
Dobby
Connect, monitor, and control AI agents — tasks, approvals, schedules, and governance.
How to run each
Agent Swarm As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add desplega-ai/agent-swarm
/plugin install agent-swarm@agent-swarmRequires: AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY (secret)
Dobby As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http dobby https://mcp.dobby-ai.com/mcpRequires: DOBBY_API_KEY, DOBBY_TENANT_ID
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Dobby has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only Agent Swarm asks for
AGENT_SWARM_API_KEY (secret)
Only Dobby asks for
DOBBY_API_KEYDOBBY_API_URLDOBBY_TENANT_ID
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Agent Swarm · What it can do: Dobby · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.