hydra-swarm vs io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow
hydra-swarm is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
hydra-swarm is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Tommy Cheung. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow is an MCP server published by ruvnet. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 1tommycheung/hydra-swarm | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 0.6.8.5 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0-alpha.107 Downloads/month (npm): 64 088 Downloads/week (npm): 7 033 Forks (GitHub): 9 279 Stars (GitHub): 78 997 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 | hydra-swarmno longer listed · | io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 78 997 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 9 279 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (claude-flow) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/1tommycheung/hydra-swarm | github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
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 hydra-swarm
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Full Agent Swarm API and MCP server with local SQLite storage for multi-agent orchestration.
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Multi-agent orchestration for coding agents: run external agent CLIs (Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Grok Build, Gemini, Devin CLI) as independent reviewers, stateful repository…
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Endor Labs workflow agents and setup for Claude Code.
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Harness-native ECC operator layer - 71 agents, 311 skills, 97 legacy command shims, reusable hooks, rules, selective install profiles, and production-ready workflows for Claude…
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Lets Claude Code start other AI coding CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Kimi, Qwen, OpenCode) in their own tmux windows, send them prompts, read their output and stop them, through the…
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Endor Labs workflow agents and setup for Claude Code.
What each says it does
hydra-swarm
Multi-agent (Claude, Codex, OpenCode/GLM, Kimi) local dev harness: worktree-isolated dispatch, trust-boundary promotion, cross-vendor review, evidence-gated integration.
io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow
AI orchestration with hive-mind swarms, neural networks, and 87 MCP tools for enterprise dev.
How to run each
hydra-swarm
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --env "FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY>" --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --transport stdio claude-flow -- npx -y claude-flowRequires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret), FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY (secret), GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of hydra-swarm publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: hydra-swarm · What it can do: io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow · Compare two other plugins
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