GitHub vs Baron
GitHub is an MCP server published by github. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). Baron is an MCP server published by loncadev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  GitHub |  Baron |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 2.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 Not marked · First seen |
Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.43.0 Downloads/month (npm): 974 Downloads/week (npm): 339 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:ffced0d76e77 Forks (GitHub): 5 134 Stars (GitHub): 33 552 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 | GitHub | Baron |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 33 552 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 134 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | On your machine (@lonca/baron-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 40 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/github/github-mcp-server | github.com/loncadev/baron |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
GitHub
Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
Baron
Let your coding agent write to your work tracker: issues, branches, PRs and CI, one contract.
How to run each
GitHub As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http github-mcp-server https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Baron As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio baron -- npx -y @lonca/baron-mcp-serverCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Baron publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Baron publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: GitHub · What it can do: Baron · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.