Python Refactoring Assistant vs Architect Playbook
Python Refactoring Assistant is an MCP server published by slamer59. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Architect Playbook is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ben Sheridan-Edwards. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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): 36 982 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace bensheridanedwards/architectplaybook | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | Architect Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 36 982 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (better) | 5 (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 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 20 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/slamer59/mcp-python-refactoring | github.com/bensheridanedwards/architectplaybook |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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.
Architect Playbook
Opinionated, evidence-verified audits of TypeScript and React codebases: architecture, testing, security, dependencies, quality gates, and more, with a Repository Quality Score.
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-refactoringArchitect Playbook As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add bensheridanedwards/architectplaybook
/plugin install architect-playbook@architect-playbookCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Architect Playbook 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: Architect Playbook · Compare two other plugins
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