plugin-dev vs onboard
plugin-dev is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). onboard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ApurvBazari. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  onboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 260 Stars (GitHub): 37 786 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.1.1 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 | plugin-dev | onboard |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 37 786 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 260 (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) | 11 | 15 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/apurvbazari/claude-plugins |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
plugin-dev
Comprehensive toolkit for developing Claude Code plugins. Includes 7 expert skills covering hooks, MCP integration, commands, agents, and best practices. AI-assisted plugin creation and validation.
onboard
End-to-end Claude tooling generator for existing codebases. Performs deep codebase analysis (languages, frameworks, conventions, complexity), walks you through an interactive wizard, then generates a complete suite of Claude artifacts — CLAUDE.md files, path-scoped rules, project-specific skills and agents, hook configuration, PR templates, and commit conventions. Unlike recommendation-only tools, onboard produces actual files tailored to your project's detected patterns and enforced configs. Includes drift detection via /onboard:evolve to keep tooling aligned as your codebase changes. Also serves as the generation engine for the companion forge plugin (new projects) via headless invocation.
How to run each
plugin-dev As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-officialonboard As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install onboard@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: plugin-dev · What it can do: onboard · 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 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.