Comparison

AWS AppSync vs permission-matrix

permission-matrix is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

AWS AppSync is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). permission-matrix is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	AWS AppSync	permission-matrix
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:5fc57706f27b Forks (GitHub): 1 820 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 991 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 803 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14

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

AWS AppSync vs permission-matrix
Fact	AWS AppSync	permission-matrixno longer listed · 2026-10-18
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	9 803	3
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	12 991	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 820	0
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server)	On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp)
Transport (differs)	stdio	Not stated
Tools it declares (differs)	10	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	5, secrets among them: 2	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	2
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/awslabs/mcp	github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen (differs)	2026-10-11	2026-10-14

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of permission-matrix

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

auth0

Enterprise-grade auth, easy to implement. Add login, SSO, MFA, and access control to any app with framework-aware guidance.

by auth0 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
skill-permissions

Analyze skill permissions and generate one-time authorization commands

by guo-yu · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
infisical-access-control

Infisical access control and governance — roles and custom permissions, granular secret actions, ABAC, temporary access, approval workflows, and audit log streaming.

by Infisical · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
workos

WorkOS integration skills for AuthKit, SSO, Directory Sync, RBAC, Vault, Audit Logs, migrations, and API references.

by workos · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
descope-skills

Descope authentication skills: integration, Auth0/Okta/WorkOS/Stytch migration, Terraform, FGA authorization schemas, security review, and BYOS custom UI

by descope · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
aport-guardrails

Security guardrails for Claude Code. Intercepts every tool call via PreToolUse hook and evaluates it against your Open Agent Passport (OAP) policy before execution. Blocks…

by aporthq · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

AWS AppSync

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Manage applications powered by AWS AppSync.

permission-matrix

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Generate fine-grained permission systems

How to run each

AWS AppSync As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>" --env "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=<YOUR_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN>" --transport stdio aws-appsync -- docker run -i --rm -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN mcp/aws-appsync-mcp-server

Requires: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY (secret), AWS_SESSION_TOKEN (secret)

permission-matrix

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of permission-matrix publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of permission-matrix publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: AWS AppSync · What it can do: permission-matrix · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-22. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.