security-guidance vs coldHat
security-guidance is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). coldHat is an MCP server published by vince-gonzalez. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  security-guidance |  coldHat |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 2.0.16 Forks (GitHub): 4 673 Stars (GitHub): 44 708 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 2.0.16 Forks (GitHub): 4 673 Stars (GitHub): 44 708 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 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 | security-guidance | coldHat |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 708 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 673 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-22 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (coldhat.f-keys.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 7 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/vince-gonzalez/coldhat |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 9 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 35 h ago |
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
security-guidance
Security review for Claude-generated code. Pattern-based warnings on edits, LLM-powered diff review on Stop, and an agentic commit reviewer that catches injection, XSS, SSRF, hardcoded secrets, and 25+ other vulnerability classes.
coldHat
Put on anyone's AI rules by GitHub username: fetches their hat.md and its hat code.
How to run each
security-guidance As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install security-guidance@claude-plugins-officialcoldHat As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http coldhat https://coldhat.f-keys.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only coldHat has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: security-guidance · What it can do: coldHat · 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/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.