afk vs Banjo
afk is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
afk is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by afklaude. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Banjo is an MCP server published by shatch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  Banjo | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace afklaude/marketplace | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 1.0.12 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.16 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | afkno longer listed · | Banjo |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-27 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ghcr.io/shatch/banjo:0.1.16) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 10, secrets among them: 4 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/afklaude/marketplace | github.com/shatch/banjo |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 6 |
| 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 afk
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Reach your own phone from an AI agent: notifications, approval questions, reminders, ring, files.
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Your own local Claude Tag, in the Claude app, Discord, Telegram, or a custom Claude Code channel.
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Your own local Claude Tag, in the Claude app, Discord, Telegram, or a custom Claude Code channel.
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Plays a sound when Claude finishes, asks a question, or needs permission — so you can step away and come back when needed. Configurable sounds, volume, and alert modes.
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Send mobile pings and route human questions, approvals, and handoffs from AI agents.
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pokes dev.pokes/pokes
Poke your human for approvals and decisions during agent sessions — answered with one phone tap.
What each says it does
afk
Let Claude cook. Approve requests from your phone while you're AFK.
Banjo
Self-hosted AI assistant that places real phone calls for you: bookings, reservations, errands.
How to run each
afk
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Banjo
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: ASSISTANT_PRINCIPAL_NAME, DATABASE_URL (secret), MCP_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), PUBLIC_HOSTNAME, TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID, TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN (secret), TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER, VOICE_AI_PROVIDER
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 afk publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: afk · What it can do: Banjo · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.