Python Refactoring Assistant vs eight-eyes
Python Refactoring Assistant is an MCP server published by slamer59. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). eight-eyes is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AgentBuildersApp. 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 |  Python Refactoring Assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4cd4303da424 Forks (GitHub): 6 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 861 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.0.0-alpha Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Python Refactoring Assistant | eight-eyes |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 861 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mcp-python-refactoring) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 18 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/slamer59/mcp-python-refactoring | github.com/agentbuildersapp/eight-eyes |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
Python Refactoring Assistant
Educational Python refactoring assistant that provides guided suggestions for AI assistants.
eight-eyes
Multi-agent code review with 8 hook-enforced roles. Each role targets a different failure surface — the skeptic reviews blind without the implementer's narrative, the security auditor can only run approved scan commands, the test writer cannot touch source code, and the implementer cannot run Bash. Scope boundaries are enforced through deterministic Python hooks at the PreToolUse layer, not through prompt instructions. The 8 roles: implementer (scoped writes, no Bash), test-writer (test directories only), skeptic (blind read-only review), security auditor (read-only + approved scan commands), performance profiler (benchmarks in isolated worktree), accessibility checker (a11y tools + WCAG 2.1 checks), docs writer (doc paths only), and verifier (approved verification commands only). Features include parallel audit phase (4 review agents run concurrently), TDD mode (hook-level test-first enforcement), custom roles via manifest (--custom-role), REVIEW.md injection for project-specific review criteria, mission tim
How to run each
Python Refactoring Assistant As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-python-refactoring -- docker run -i --rm mcp/mcp-python-refactoringeight-eyes
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 eight-eyes 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: Python Refactoring Assistant · What it can do: eight-eyes · 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.