io.github.northwindapps/freeflowchart vs Smart Drawio
io.github.northwindapps/freeflowchart is an MCP server published by northwindapps. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Smart Drawio is an MCP server published by yunshenwuchuxun. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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 |  Smart Drawio | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.1 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 151 Downloads/week (npm): 53 Forks (GitHub): 48 Stars (GitHub): 366 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.northwindapps/freeflowchart | Smart Drawio |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 366 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 48 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (freeflowchart) | On your machine (@yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-next |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-08 | 2026-10-14 |
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.northwindapps/freeflowchart
Render text-based flowcharts (FlowScript) to PNG/PDF with layout feedback, offline.
Smart Drawio
Generate, validate, repair and style editable draw.io XML diagrams.
How to run each
io.github.northwindapps/freeflowchart As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio freeflowchart -- npx -y freeflowchart mcpSmart Drawio As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY=<YOUR_SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY>" --transport stdio smart-drawio -- npx -y @yunshenwuchuxun/smart-drawio-mcpRequires: SMART_DRAWIO_API_KEY (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
The marketplaces of io.github.northwindapps/freeflowchart publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: io.github.northwindapps/freeflowchart · What it can do: Smart Drawio · Compare two other plugins
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