Hackle vs tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer
Hackle is an MCP server published by hackle-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer is an MCP server published by davidmcgill.tech. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. 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 |  Hackle | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:b45e8e1c6390 Forks (GitHub): 3 Pulls (Docker Hub): 16 569 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | Hackle | tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 16 569 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (mcp.davidmcgill.tech/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 19 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hackle-io/hackle-mcp | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 h ago | Status out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 405 |
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
Hackle
Remote MCP server for the Hackle Admin API: experiments, feature flags, remote config, messaging.
tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer
Fixed-fee software consultancy. Ask about scope, terms, and live capacity.
How to run each
Hackle As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http hackle-mcp https://mcp.hackle.io/mcptech.davidmcgill/agent-layer As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http agent-layer https://mcp.davidmcgill.tech/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only Hackle has
active-user-seriesanalytics-chart-detailanalytics-chart-listdata-report-detaildata-report-listexperiment-detailexperiment-listin-app-message-detailin-app-message-listpush-message-detailpush-message-listremote-config-create
Show the remaining 7
remote-config-detailremote-config-listremote-config-updateremote-config-update-descriptionremote-config-update-user-identifier-criteriaretention-seriesstickiness-series
Only tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer has
check_capacityget_contactget_discovery_instrumentget_engagement_modellist_services
Both have
None
Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer as of 2026-10-25). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Hackle · What it can do: tech.davidmcgill/agent-layer · 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.