inspector vs paperclip
inspector and paperclip share 11 technologies: Vite, React, Express, MCP, yaml, Zod, Ajv, pino, dnd-kit, react-markdown, and remark-gfm. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
modelcontextprotocol
inspector
Deterministic testing tools for MCP servers
TypeScript11.3kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 488c30dWhat is inspector built with?Only in inspector
- Hono
ink
ink-scroll-view
- Mantine
- ace-builds
react-ace
react-icons
papaparse
@hono/node-server
In common
paperclipai
paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
TypeScript113.2kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 51d7764What is paperclip built with?Only in paperclip
- Postgres
- embedded-postgres
Googleaws-sdk-s3
AWS S3- Tokio
OpenAI- Anthropic
- Sentry
Svixreact-router-dom
@clack/prompts
- Drizzle
acpx
- Cursor
- hmac
- jsonschema
@boxd-sh/sdk
- Cloudflare
@daytonaio/sdk
e2b
- @kubernetes/client-node
novita-sandbox
three
- Better Auth
- Vercel
- chat
ai
- OpenRouter
- sharp
- dompurify
- ajv-formats
- opentelemetry
pino-http
- Tailwind CSS
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
- Radix UI
motion
@mdxeditor/editor
lexical
- Base UI
- @lezer/highlight
- cmdk
- CodeMirror
- Mermaid
react-resizable-panels
xterm
- Lucide
@assistant-ui/react
@spekoai/client
- mdast-util-from-markdown
Side by side
inspectorpaperclip
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
inspector465,914 lines written637 code files
paperclip3,556,913 lines written5,493 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
inspector54.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor
paperclip26.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
inspectorLast push November 12, 20263,407 commits11,283 stars
paperclipLast push November 12, 20267,243 commits113,227 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
inspector717 test files88.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip6,093 test files62.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, inspector or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,556,913 lines written; inspector has 465,914.
Which has more GitHub stars, inspector or paperclip?
paperclip, with 113,227 stars; inspector has 11,283.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub
Which has more tests, inspector or paperclip?
paperclip, with 6,093 test files; inspector has 717.
Which was updated more recently, inspector or paperclip?
Both got their last push on November 12, 2026.
The proof: modelcontextprotocol/inspector's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, inspector or paperclip?
inspector: an AI signed 54.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor; in paperclip, 26.5%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in modelcontextprotocol/inspector
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