repo-harness vs io.github.constellation-works/orbit
repo-harness is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
repo-harness is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Adobe AI Foundations. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.constellation-works/orbit is an MCP server published by constellation-works. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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.constellation-works/orbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace adobe/ai-repo-harness-guide | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 760 Downloads/week (npm): 909 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 15 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 | repo-harnessno longer listed · | io.github.constellation-works/orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | 15 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 2 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-25 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@orbit-tools/cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/adobe/ai-repo-harness-guide | github.com/constellation-works/orbit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| 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 repo-harness
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Makes a repo agent-ready with AGENTS.md, boundary tests, CI pipeline, and GC scripts based on OpenAI's harness engineering methodology
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Dev-tools — scaffold repos, multi-agent QA review, templatize. Session-handover commands and agent moved to claude-hopper in 1.2.0.
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instagit io.github.instagitai/instagit
MCP server for Instagit — AI-powered Git repository analysis for coding agents
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Claude Code plugin for GitHub Actions debugging, conversation cloning/half-cloning, context handoffs, and CLAUDE.md review
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Analyze any repository and generate AI-ready configuration — AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CI workflows, issue templates, and more. Mines your PR review patterns and creates…
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Git-native context for AI coding agents. Archcore turns your repository into structured, machine-readable context — so AI agents understand your architecture, rules, and decisions.
What each says it does
repo-harness
Build, migrate, and audit repository harnesses for AI-assisted coding.
io.github.constellation-works/orbit
Orbit's local-first task and workflow registry for coding agents.
How to run each
repo-harness
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.constellation-works/orbit As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio orbit -- npx -y @orbit-tools/cli mcp serveCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: repo-harness · What it can do: io.github.constellation-works/orbit · Compare two other plugins
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