fakechat vs CometChat
fakechat is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by anthropics. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). CometChat is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by CometChat. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  fakechat | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 260 Stars (GitHub): 37 786 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace cometchat/docs-mcp | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.6 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 115 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 | fakechat | CometChat |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 37 786 (better) | 115 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 260 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.cometchat.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 1 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/cometchat/docs-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
fakechat
Localhost web chat for testing the channel notification flow. No tokens, no access control, no third-party service.
CometChat
Add real-time chat, voice, video, and moderation to your app. Claude reads CometChat documentation, fetches reference pages, and pulls curated implementation bundles for React, React Native, Flutter, iOS, Android, the JavaScript SDK, the no-code widget, moderation, multi-tenant chat, and presence. Read-only, no authentication required.
How to run each
fakechat As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install fakechat@claude-plugins-officialCometChat As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add cometchat/docs-mcp
/plugin install cometchat@cometchatCommands 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: fakechat · What it can do: CometChat · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/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.