German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) vs FragDenStaat
German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) is an MCP server published by ianderso. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). FragDenStaat is an MCP server published by notDIRK. 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 |  German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) |  FragDenStaat |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 70 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 98 Downloads/week (PyPI): 26 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 | German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) | FragDenStaat |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (german-archives-mcp) | On your machine (fds-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ianderso/german-archives-mcp | github.com/notdirk/fds-mcp |
| 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
German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers)
German archive finding aids (DDB); civil and church registers of BW, NRW, RLP and Hesse.
FragDenStaat
Freedom-of-information requests for Germany via FragDenStaat.de, the froide FOI portal.
How to run each
German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio german-archives-mcp -- uvx german-archives-mcpFragDenStaat As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "FDS_TOKEN=<YOUR_FDS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio fds-mcp -- uvx fds-mcpRequires: FDS_TOKEN (secret)
Commands 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
Only German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) asks for
GERMAN_ARCHIVES_CACHE_DIRGERMAN_ARCHIVES_CONTACTGERMAN_ARCHIVES_DOWNLOAD_DIRGERMAN_ARCHIVES_MIN_INTERVALGERMAN_ARCHIVES_PDF_CACHE_DAYSGERMAN_ARCHIVES_PDF_CACHE_MBGERMAN_ARCHIVES_TIMEOUT
Only FragDenStaat asks for
FDS_MCP_BASE_URLFDS_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: German Archives (DDB; BW, NRW, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse registers) · What it can do: FragDenStaat · Compare two other plugins
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