--- title: "awesome-mcp-servers vs rclip" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-yurijmikhalevich-rclip" tools: ["punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers", "yurijmikhalevich-rclip"] --- # awesome-mcp-servers vs rclip *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-mcp-servers when tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: mcp; pick rclip when tags unique to rclip: photo-search, artificial-intelligence, photography, python. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) reports 91k GitHub stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. [rclip](https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/rclip) has 972 stars, 76 forks, and 18 open issues, last pushed Jun 22, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers) and [rclip's repository](https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/rclip). | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [rclip](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A collection of MCP servers. | Semantic photo search for the command line | | Stars | 90,602 | 972 | | Forks | 12,821 | 76 | | Open issues | 2,557 | 18 | | Language | - | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools | Developer Tools, Computer Vision | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [rclip](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 6d | 19d | | Open issues (now) | 2.6k | 18 | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 972) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose rclip if… - Tags unique to rclip: photo-search, artificial-intelligence, photography, python. - Also covers Computer Vision. - Leaner open-issue backlog (18). ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use rclip - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-mcp-servers and rclip? awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. rclip: Semantic photo search for the command line. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over rclip? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over rclip when Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 972) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose rclip over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose rclip over awesome-mcp-servers when Tags unique to rclip: photo-search, artificial-intelligence, photography, python; Also covers Computer Vision; Leaner open-issue backlog (18). ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid rclip? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### Is awesome-mcp-servers or rclip more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 972). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-mcp-servers and rclip open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-mcp-servers: MIT, rclip: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-mcp-servers or rclip? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) and [rclip alternatives](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip/alternatives) ([awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives.md), [rclip markdown twin](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-yurijmikhalevich-rclip.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-mcp-servers or rclip? awesome-mcp-servers: Very active. rclip: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-mcp-servers and rclip? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust); [rclip trust report](/tools/yurijmikhalevich-rclip/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_