agent-skills-workbench vs skill-validator
agent-skills-workbench is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by akasata. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). skill-validator is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by aliksir. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  skill-validator | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace akasata/agent-skills-workbench | Listed Version: 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | agent-skills-workbench | skill-validator |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/akasata/agent-skills-workbench | github.com/aliksir/skill-validator |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-12 |
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
agent-skills-workbench
Skills for creating and validating Agent Skills and their distribution layouts (Claude Code plugins/marketplaces, Codex, skills.sh) from a single canonical SKILL.md.
skill-validator
Health checker for Claude Code skills and commands. Scans ~/.claude/skills/ and commands/ for broken file references, deprecated MCP tool usage, missing frontmatter, script syntax errors, and outdated versions. Supports auto-fix with backup and GitHub update checking.
How to run each
agent-skills-workbench As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add akasata/agent-skills-workbench
/plugin install agent-skills-workbench@agent-skills-workbenchskill-validator As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install skill-validator@claude-communityCommands 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: agent-skills-workbench · What it can do: skill-validator · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.