Zen vs flockion
flockion is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). flockion is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Igor Iric. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  Zen | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 036 Pulls (Docker Hub): 34 962 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 792 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace error505/flockion_ai_engineering | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | Zen | flockionno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 792 | 5 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 34 962 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 036 | 3 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server | github.com/error505/flockion_ai_engineering |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-17 |
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 flockion
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Production-grade engineering skills covering every phase of software development: spec, plan, build, verify, review, and ship.
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8 flagship engineering skills curated from the Claude Skills library, covering the full shipping flow: architecture (senior-fullstack), delivery (senior-devops…
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92 engineering skills: architecture, fullstack, DevOps, security, AI/ML, data engineering, and agent tooling
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Engineering workflow skills: team-code-review, stacked-prs, conventional-comments, conventional-commits, and tdd.
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FDEOS makes Claude operate like an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer. It brings the judgment FDEs need that generic AI lacks: when to challenge the brief, how to earn trust…
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Verification-first engineering toolkit — 15 skills around a 5-phase spine (Investigate → Design → Implement → Verify → Ship), 8 specialist agents, interactive setup wizard…
What each says it does
Zen
Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.
flockion
Lazy senior engineer skills — the engineering ladder plus product, architecture, agent, code-review, security, and cost skills.
How to run each
Zen As a local MCP server: Docker image
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/zenRequires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret), XAI_API_KEY (secret)
flockion
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 flockion publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of flockion publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Zen · What it can do: flockion · 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.