Comparison

Zen vs claudegpt

claudegpt is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). claudegpt is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Vishal Punia. 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	Zen	claudegpt
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 036 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 970 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 799 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Community marketplace businesspunia-gif/claudegpt	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 2.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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

Zen vs claudegpt
Fact	Zen	claudegptno longer listed · 2026-10-15
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	11 799	1
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	34 970	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	1 036	0
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/zen)	Installs as a plugin bundle
Transport (differs)	stdio	Not stated
Tools it declares (differs)	18	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	4, secrets among them: 4	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	4
Licence (differs)	NOASSERTION	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server	github.com/businesspunia-gif/claudegpt
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 claudegpt

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

ai-cli

CLI tool for running Claude Code SDK sessions with configurable modes

by Silas Rhyneer · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
prompt-improver

Intelligent prompt optimization using skill-based architecture. Enriches vague prompts with research-based clarifying questions before Claude Code executes them

by severity1 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
ai-orchestration-plugin

[DEPRECATED] Multi-AI orchestration patterns for Claude Code - combining Claude, Codex, and Gemini for comprehensive validation and co-implementation

by Creator Hian · Plugin bundle

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

Smart context injection for Claude Code — injects relevant rules per prompt, remembers architectural decisions, catches contradictions in real-time

by cssmith615 · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
orchestrator

Generate ready-to-paste Claude Code prompts with the right agent, orchestration pattern, and safety rails. Orchestrator synthesises patterns from 6 open-source projects into a…

by amitvijapur · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
Agent Intern

Delegate from Claude Code to Gemini, Codex, Copilot, Cursor and opencode CLIs as sub-agents.

by SinanTufekci · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Zen

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.

claudegpt

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Standalone model routing and one-off handoffs with ClaudeGPT Route, plus the full ClaudeGPT planning, build and review workflow.

How to run each

Zen As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENROUTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>" --env "XAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_XAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio zen -- docker run -i --rm -e GEMINI_API_KEY -e OPENAI_API_KEY -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY -e XAI_API_KEY mcp/zen

Requires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret), XAI_API_KEY (secret)

claudegpt

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 claudegpt publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

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

What it can do: Zen · What it can do: claudegpt · 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.