learn vs Research
learn is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by agent-sh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Research is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by b-open-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  learn |  Research |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 5.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace b-open-io/claude-plugins | Not listed | Not seen in the last pass Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 16 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 | learn | Research |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 16 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 10 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/agent-sh/learn | github.com/b-open-io/prompts |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
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
learn
Research any topic online and create comprehensive learning guides with RAG-optimized indexes for your AI agents. `/learn react hooks` searches the web for ~20 sources, scores each on a 100-point scale across authority (3x), recency (2x), depth (2x), examples (2x), and uniqueness (1x), fetches only high-scoring sources, and writes a synthesized guide to `agent-knowledge/<topic>.md` with companion `resources/<topic>-sources.json` containing full source metadata. Six-stage methodology: progressive discovery, quality scoring, just-in-time extraction, synthesis, source citation, RAG optimization. Output shape designed for ingestion by Claude Code, OpenCode, and Codex agent-knowledge libraries.
Research
Multi-source research, X analysis, writing-style capture, and documentation. Optional module for core.
How to run each
learn As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install learn@claude-communityResearch As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add b-open-io/claude-plugins
/plugin install research@b-open-ioCommands 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: learn · What it can do: Research · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.