eight-eyes vs cycle
eight-eyes is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AgentBuildersApp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). cycle is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by George-RD. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  eight-eyes | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 5.0.0-alpha Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace george-rd/claude-next-level | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 13 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 | eight-eyes | cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (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 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 18 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/agentbuildersapp/eight-eyes | github.com/george-rd/claude-next-level |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-19 |
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
eight-eyes
Multi-agent code review with 8 hook-enforced roles. Each role targets a different failure surface — the skeptic reviews blind without the implementer's narrative, the security auditor can only run approved scan commands, the test writer cannot touch source code, and the implementer cannot run Bash. Scope boundaries are enforced through deterministic Python hooks at the PreToolUse layer, not through prompt instructions. The 8 roles: implementer (scoped writes, no Bash), test-writer (test directories only), skeptic (blind read-only review), security auditor (read-only + approved scan commands), performance profiler (benchmarks in isolated worktree), accessibility checker (a11y tools + WCAG 2.1 checks), docs writer (doc paths only), and verifier (approved verification commands only). Features include parallel audit phase (4 review agents run concurrently), TDD mode (hook-level test-first enforcement), custom roles via manifest (--custom-role), REVIEW.md injection for project-specific review criteria, mission tim
cycle
Unified PR review system: /cycle:pr shepherds one or many PRs through review with dispatch-and-poll fix agents, worktree management, and CodeRabbit patterns.
How to run each
eight-eyes As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install eight-eyes@claude-communitycycle As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add george-rd/claude-next-level
/plugin install cycle@claude-next-levelCommands 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: eight-eyes · What it can do: cycle · 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.