ast-grep vs supertool
ast-grep is an MCP server published by dgageot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). supertool is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Digital-Process-Tools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |   ast-grep |  supertool |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:5fc3f2e9dcf2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Pulls (Docker Hub): 101 046 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.27.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 26 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 | ast-grep | supertool |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 26 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 101 046 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/ast-grep) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Community License |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dgageot/mcp-ast-grep | github.com/digital-process-tools/claude-supertool |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
ast-grep
ast-grep is a fast and polyglot tool for code structural search, lint, rewriting at large scale.
supertool
Batch multiple file operations (read, grep, glob, ls, tail, head) into a single Bash round-trip. Instead of N separate Read/Grep/Glob tool calls — each re-paying the cached context prefix — one ./supertool call handles them all. Includes auto-promote (concrete glob becomes read, single-file grep includes full file), enforcement mode that blocks redundant built-in tools, and per-call logging with caller tracking. Python 3.6+, stdlib-only, 80 tests.
How to run each
ast-grep As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio ast-grep -- docker run -i --rm mcp/ast-grepsupertool As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install supertool@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of supertool 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: ast-grep · What it can do: supertool · Compare two other plugins
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/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.