Effect vs architecture
architecture is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
Effect is an MCP server published by tim-smart. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). architecture is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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
| Marketplace |   Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:a0e077abc890 Forks (GitHub): 13 Pulls (Docker Hub): 12 969 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 238 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | Effect | architectureno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 238 | 8 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 12 969 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | 5 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/effect-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tim-smart/effect-mcp | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
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 architecture
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Understand the system you have and choose changes with clear boundaries, tradeoffs, and recovery paths.
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Multi-perspective plan review with VP Product, VP Engineering, and VP Design for implementation plans and architecture proposals.
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Decide what is worth building, who it serves, and what a useful first version must do.
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DCVE methodology for systematic project planning, and Discuss for multi-perspective debate and decision-making — both powered by Claude Code agent teams
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Interactive ADR (Architecture Decision Record) writing tool with PRD traceability. Facilitates architectural decisions through guided Q&A sessions.
What each says it does
Effect
Tools and resources for writing Effect code in Typescript.
architecture
Decides the engineering approach for an intent in an interactive session: investigates, proposes two or three genuinely different approaches with trade-offs, recommends, lets the user decide, and writes the decision doc. Not a task-by-task plan; use cut-it. Not a multi-perspective debate; use design-council. Not product intent; use product-intent. Not a typed implementation handoff; use tech-spec.
How to run each
Effect As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio effect-mcp -- docker run -i --rm mcp/effect-mcparchitecture
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 architecture 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: Effect · What it can do: architecture · 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.