Comparison

design-lenses vs Desktop Commander

design-lenses is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.

design-lenses is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Andrej Kanuch. 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 2026-10-30. 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	design-lenses	Desktop Commander
Community marketplace andrejkanuch/design-lenses	Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15	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): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 720 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 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): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 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

design-lenses vs Desktop Commander
Fact	design-lensesno longer listed · 2026-10-20	Desktop Commander
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	7
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	5	10 161
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	240 720
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	1 267
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
Parts of the bundle (differs)	3	7
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/andrejkanuch/design-lenses	github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-15	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 design-lenses

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

ui-designer

Use this agent when creating user interfaces, designing components, building design systems, or improving visual aesthetics. This agent specializes in creating beautiful…

by Michael Galpert · Plugin bundle

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

Design or redesign frontend UI and marketing graphics on the Superdesign infinite canvas. Reads your codebase for context, sets up a design system, and generates branchable design…

by superdesigndev · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
get-design-done

Agent-orchestrated design pipeline for Claude Code. Five stages (brief → discover → plan → design → verify), 33 specialized agents, 12 tool connections including Figma, shadcn/ui…

by hegemonart · Plugin bundle

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

Design engineering for Claude Code. Build production-grade interfaces with strong visual hierarchy, review craft against an approval bar, and strip AI design slop. Maintains…

by Damola Akinleye · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
design-and-refine

Generate UI variations, collect feedback, synthesize the best elements, and iterate to confident design decisions

by 0xdesigner · Plugin bundle

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

29 specialized design agents as Claude Code commands. Bring expert design knowledge into every coding session - accessibility, motion design, design systems, color theory…

by imsaif · Plugin bundle

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

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

design-lenses

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Build fast, then refine through specialized lenses. Spawns 8 parallel specialist agents across 4 structured iterations (DIAGNOSE, FOUNDATIONS, ENHANCE, SHIP) to review and auto-fix any UI file.

Desktop Commander

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

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

How to run each

design-lenses

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 design-lenses 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: design-lenses · 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 2026-10-30. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.