bluedoc vs arcanum
bluedoc is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Andrei Verdeș. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). arcanum is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by burnsbert. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  arcanum | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace andreiverdes/bluedoc | Listed Version: 1.0.0-beta04 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.7.0 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 | bluedoc | arcanum |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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) | 1 | 49 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND OFL-1.1 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/andreiverdes/bluedoc | github.com/burnsbert/claude-arcanum |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
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
bluedoc
Engineering docs, plans and code reviews an agent writes as JSON and a local server renders, with a home page: zoomable blueprint canvases, persistent checklists, plans you approve on the page, review findings pinned to their lines from git, and revisions you can compare.
arcanum
Advanced debugging, code review, deep research, technical documentation, creative ideation, and semi-autonomous development workflows with parallel theory validation, team-based research, war room investigation, root cause analysis, PR review assistance, elite technical writing, and Maestro development pipeline
How to run each
bluedoc As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add andreiverdes/bluedoc
/plugin install bluedoc@bluedocarcanum As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install arcanum@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: bluedoc · What it can do: arcanum · 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.