plugin-dev vs rove
plugin-dev is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces). rove is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Sma1lboy. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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 |  plugin-dev | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 4 870 Stars (GitHub): 46 862 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace sma1lboy/rove | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 184 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 | rove |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 46 862 (better) | 184 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 870 (better) | 13 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-11 | 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 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 11 |
| Parts of the bundle | 11 | 11 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/sma1lboy/rove |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-06 |
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.
rove
Rove activity hooks (session/turn/compact/subagent reporting to the Rove daemon) plus the bundled `rove api` agent skill.
How to run each
plugin-dev As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install plugin-dev@claude-plugins-officialrove As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add sma1lboy/rove
/plugin install rove@roveCommands 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: rove · 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.