Olostep MCP Server vs Randomuser
Olostep MCP Server is an MCP server published by olostep. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Randomuser is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  Olostep MCP Server |  Randomuser |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.19 Downloads/month (npm): 763 Downloads/week (npm): 220 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Olostep MCP Server | Randomuser |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 25 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-28 (worse) | 2026-10-29 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server or your machine | Remote server (gateway.pipeworx.io/randomuser/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 14 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/olostep/olostep-mcp-server | github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-randomuser |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 6 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | Responded 1 h ago |
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
Olostep MCP Server
Live web search, scraping and crawling API for AI. Get structured, LLM-ready data from any site.
Randomuser
Random User MCP — wraps randomuser.me (free, no auth)
How to run each
Olostep MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http olostep-mcp-server https://mcp.olostep.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: Authorization header
Randomuser As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http randomuser https://gateway.pipeworx.io/randomuser/mcpRequires: PIPEWORX_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Randomuser 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 Olostep MCP Server asks for
OLOSTEP_API_KEY (secret)
Only Randomuser asks for
PIPEWORX_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Olostep MCP Server · What it can do: Randomuser · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.