CONTENTdm State Archives vs io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp
CONTENTdm State Archives is an MCP server published by ianderso. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp is an MCP server published by mrfentmen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  CONTENTdm State Archives |  io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 34 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.2 Downloads/month (npm): 725 Downloads/week (npm): 27 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | CONTENTdm State Archives | io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (contentdm-mcp) | On your machine (smithsonian-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ianderso/contentdm-mcp | github.com/mrfentmen/awesome-mcps |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
CONTENTdm State Archives
Search US state archives' record images on CONTENTdm; read items, pages and transcripts.
io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp
MCP server for Smithsonian collections: artifacts, art, specimens. Free key.
How to run each
CONTENTdm State Archives As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio contentdm-mcp -- uvx contentdm-mcpio.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio smithsonian-mcp -- npx -y smithsonian-mcpCommands 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 io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: CONTENTdm State Archives · What it can do: io.github.mrfentmen/smithsonian-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.