explain-this vs Report Analyst
explain-this is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by analyticalmonk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Report Analyst is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by danielrosehill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  Report Analyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace analyticalmonk/explain-this | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 22 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 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 | explain-this | Report Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 22 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| 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 (differs) | 3 | 14 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/analyticalmonk/explain-this | github.com/danielrosehill/claude-report-analyst-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-15 |
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
explain-this
Create distill-style interactive explainers from documents, web research, or a codebase, with a fact-checking gate that supports, corrects, or cuts every claim.
Report Analyst
Skeptical analyst toolkit for long reports — READ/SKIM/SKIP verdicts, structured extraction (arguments, findings, stats, case studies, key snippets), and an opinionated executive summary. Built-in Jaded Report Reader persona that refuses credit for filler.
How to run each
explain-this As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add analyticalmonk/explain-this
/plugin install explain-this@explain-thisReport Analyst As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install report-analyst@danielrosehillCommands 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: explain-this · What it can do: Report Analyst · Compare two other plugins
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.