agnix vs io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory
agnix is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by agent-sh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory is an MCP server published by GoatInAHat. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  agnix |  io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: c9e4761 Forks (GitHub): 34 Stars (GitHub): 449 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.6 Downloads/month (npm): 1 834 Downloads/week (npm): 631 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | agnix | io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 449 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 34 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (toolfactory) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/agent-sh/agnix | github.com/goatinahat/toolfactory |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
agnix
Lint agent configurations before they silently fail. 414 validation rules across Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cline, Windsurf, Roo Code, Amp, and Kiro - validates CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, hooks.json, MCP server configs, and plugin manifests. Auto-fix included for safe issues; SARIF output for GitHub Code Scanning. Distributed as CLI (npm + Cargo), official GitHub Action (`agent-sh/agnix`), and IDE extensions for VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed. Rules sourced from official specs, academic research on agent prompt design, and real-world failure patterns from production deployments. Mentioned in awesome-claude-code.
io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory
Build an agent tool once; ship it as Agent Skills, MCP servers, Agent Plugins / Claude / Codex
How to run each
agnix As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install agnix@claude-communityio.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio toolfactory -- npx -y toolfactoryCommands 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: agnix · What it can do: io.github.GoatInAHat/toolfactory · Compare two other plugins
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