Meticulous vs tdd-guard
Meticulous is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by alwaysmeticulous. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). tdd-guard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nizos. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  Meticulous |  tdd-guard |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 190 Stars (GitHub): 2 372 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 | Meticulous | tdd-guard |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (worse) | 2 372 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 190 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (app.meticulous.ai/api/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | ISC | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alwaysmeticulous/skills | github.com/nizos/tdd-guard |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 13 h ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Meticulous
Agent skills for Meticulous visual regression testing — review test runs, investigate replays, debug diffs. Also connects the hosted Meticulous MCP server.
tdd-guard
Enforces Test-Driven Development by intercepting file operations in Claude Code. When Claude attempts to edit or write files, TDD Guard validates the changes against TDD principles — blocking operations that skip tests or over-implement, and explaining what needs to happen instead.
How to run each
Meticulous As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install meticulous@claude-communitytdd-guard As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install tdd-guard@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Meticulous 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: Meticulous · What it can do: tdd-guard · 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.