agent vs AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent
agent is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
agent is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Jörgen. No marketplace we read lists it any more. AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent is an MCP server published by industrial-platform-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace air-gapped/skills | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.20261004.216 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.2 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 | agentno longer listed · | AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/air-gapped/skills | github.com/industrial-platform-ai/industrial-platform-agent-tools |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-24 |
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 agent
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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This skill should be used when conducting comprehensive research on any topic using the OpenAI Deep Research API. It aut
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Deep research skill for Claude Code. Bootstraps the hyperresearch CLI and hands off to its 16-step research pipeline.
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Drop-in agentic loop skills (autoresearch, literature & writing, data, optimization, red-team, power analysis). Skills install namespaced as agent-loops:<name>.
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Three AI models, one synthesis — multi-model research workflow for scientific domains
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run-deep-research
Skills for deep research with OpenAI, Perplexity, Edison/Falcon, Cyberian, and OpenScientist
What each says it does
agent
Agent workflow suite — Karpathy-pattern autoresearch (hill-climbing, multi-agent research) and skill-improver (Claude Code skill optimization loop).
AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent
x402 cited web research and synthesis for agents. $1.99 per completed brief.
How to run each
agent
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: agent · What it can do: AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent · Compare two other plugins
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