rob2-kit vs Opik
rob2-kit is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
rob2-kit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ali Salman. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Opik is an MCP server published by comet-ml. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Opik | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alisalman-et-al/rob2-kit | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.13.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 591 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 906 Forks (GitHub): 43 Stars (GitHub): 223 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:0e0d7d33d5eb Forks (GitHub): 43 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 042 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 223 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 | rob2-kitno longer listed · | Opik |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 223 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 17 042 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 43 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (${claude-plugin-root}) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 13 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alisalman-et-al/rob2-kit | github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-21 |
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 rob2-kit
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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MCP server for prismAId AI-assisted systematic reviews and protocol conformance checking.
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Academic literature orientation skill. PICO/SPIDER frameworks, systematic review structure, 8-section DOCX guide. Research-pack convention. Path-B from megaprompt 09.
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Forensic-grade PubMed research engine for Claude Code. Search 36M+ biomedical articles with PICO-structured queries, synthesize evidence with GRADE confidence ratings, critically…
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evidence com.titratelab/evidence
Find lab-report identities and clinical research with dated sources and evidence limitations.
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About Comprehensive research co-pilot for Claude Code and claude.ai — 13 skills covering literature review, methodology, ethics review, data analysis, qualitative coding…
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Checks AI-written references against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex. Formats citations, PRISMA.
What each says it does
rob2-kit
Evidence-grounded Cochrane RoB 2 risk-of-bias assessment of randomized trials.
Opik
Read and score Opik traces, experiments, datasets and prompts from your AI assistant.
How to run each
rob2-kit
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Opik As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http opik-mcp https://www.comet.com/opik/api/v1/mcpRequires: OPIK_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Opik has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of rob2-kit publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of rob2-kit publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: rob2-kit · What it can do: Opik · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.