io.github.jshelley/briefings vs io.github.stabem/newsintel
io.github.jshelley/briefings is an MCP server published by jshelley. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.stabem/newsintel is an MCP server published by stabem. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  io.github.jshelley/briefings |  io.github.stabem/newsintel |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 103 Downloads/week (npm): 14 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 | io.github.jshelley/briefings | io.github.stabem/newsintel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (briefing-service.wholemind.workers.dev/mcp) | On your machine (@stabem/newsintel-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jshelley/briefing-mcp | github.com/stabem/newsintel-api |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 4 days ago | 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
io.github.jshelley/briefings
Hourly ranked news (AI, markets, sports, world): JSON, e-ink pages, Morning Paper PDF; 25 free/day
io.github.stabem/newsintel
Personalized news intelligence for AI agents — 100+ sources, ranked briefings.
How to run each
io.github.jshelley/briefings As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http briefings https://briefing-service.wholemind.workers.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: BRIEFING_KEY (secret), Authorization header
io.github.stabem/newsintel As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio newsintel -- npx -y @stabem/newsintel-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.jshelley/briefings 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 io.github.jshelley/briefings asks for
BRIEFING_KEY (secret)
Only io.github.stabem/newsintel asks for
NEWSINTEL_API_BASE
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.jshelley/briefings · What it can do: io.github.stabem/newsintel · 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.