Desktop Commander vs SkillWorks MCP
Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). SkillWorks MCP is an MCP server published by thecompound.tech. 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 |   Desktop Commander |  SkillWorks MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 420 Downloads/week (npm): 210 Forks (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Stars (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 629 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 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 | Desktop Commander | SkillWorks MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 7 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 146 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 240 629 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 268 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-22 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) | On your machine (skillworks-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 26 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp | github.com/kyisaiah47/openlookup |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 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
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
SkillWorks MCP
SkillWorks: Search published Claude Code skills, plugins and marketplaces.
How to run each
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderSkillWorks MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio skillworks -- npx -y skillworks-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of SkillWorks MCP publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Desktop Commander · What it can do: SkillWorks MCP · 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-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.