Comparison

regex-permissions vs Desktop Commander

regex-permissions is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

regex-permissions is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by amehmeto. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	regex-permissions	Desktop Commander
Community marketplace amehmeto/regex-permissions	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.10.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 629 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

regex-permissions vs Desktop Commander
Fact	regex-permissionsno longer listed · 2026-10-15	Desktop Commander
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	7
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	0	10 146
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	240 629
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	1 268
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-22
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	26
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Hooks it runs (differs)	2	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	7
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/amehmeto/regex-permissions	github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11

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 regex-permissions

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

aport-guardrails

Security guardrails for Claude Code. Intercepts every tool call via PreToolUse hook and evaluates it against your Open Agent Passport (OAP) policy before execution. Blocks…

by aporthq · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
clash

Permission enforcement for Claude Code tool usage with policy-based rules, hierarchical settings, and optional kernel-enforced sandboxing via Landlock/seccomp (Linux) and Seatbelt…

by Empathic · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
Habblaud: permissões pelo escritório

Aprovar ou recusar pelo Habblaud os pedidos de permissão do Claude Code e responder as perguntas do agente (hook PermissionRequest).

by Márcio Junior · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
claude-account-guard

A Claude Code plugin that warns or blocks prompts when the active Claude account doesn't match the expected account for the current directory. Useful for teams or individuals who…

by fseitun · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
guardrails

PreToolUse Bash guard for Claude Code that still holds under --dangerously-skip-permissions. Blocks pipe-to-shell installs, disk wipes and fork bombs; asks before rm -rf…

by choiyounggi · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
claude-tools

Sync CLAUDE.md and the permissions allowlist, and refresh context on demand.

by Fatih C. Akyon · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

regex-permissions

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Regex-based permission rules for Claude Code — collapse hundreds of literal allow/deny/ask rules into compact patterns

Desktop Commander

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

How to run each

regex-permissions

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of regex-permissions publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: regex-permissions · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-29. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.