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Design vs Reticle Red laser design tools

Reticle Red laser design tools is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.

Design is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Anthropic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). Reticle Red laser design tools is an MCP server published by reticle-red.com. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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
MarketplaceDesignReticle Red laser design tools
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins Listed
Version: 1.2.0
Forks (GitHub): 3 654
Stars (GitHub): 33 175
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Removed on 2026-10-23
Version: 1.0.0
No figure published
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

Design vs Reticle Red laser design tools
FactDesignReticle Red laser design toolsno longer listed ·
Marketplaces that list it (differs)10
Stars (GitHub) (differs)33 175No figure on GitHub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)3 654No figure on GitHub
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (reticle-red.com/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)16Not a bundle
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-pluginsNot stated
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)02
First seen (differs)2026-10-112026-10-19

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 Reticle Red laser design tools

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

  • WELANDA Engraving Designer

    Design a laser engraving for a WELANDA snus case, preview it and hand the user a checkout link.

    by welanda.com · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • MyLaserTools for Makers

    Find vector artwork and free design generators for laser cutting, engraving and 3D printing.

    by mylasertools.com · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • MCP Bench Router

    Routes design tasks to designarena.ai's top-ranked model via OpenRouter across 14 categories.

    by K1ta141k · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • Bitbybit CAD MCP

    Bitbybit 3D parametric CAD API, version-exact, for coding agents: search, describe, examples, guide

    by bitbybit.dev · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • PrintYourDuck Quote

    Find and submit local 3D print files for manual PrintYourDuck quote review.

    by printyourduck.com · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • AutoPrint

    Print existing artwork on custom wall art, apparel, and gifts.

    by auto-units.com · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Design

In its own words, on Claude: knowledge-work-plugins:

Accelerate design workflows — critique, design system management, UX writing, accessibility audits, research synthesis, and dev handoff. From exploration to pixel-perfect specs.

Reticle Red laser design tools

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Find the Reticle Red tool for a laser engraving job: outputs, credit cost and a link. Read-only.

How to run each

Design As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
/plugin install design@knowledge-work-plugins

Reticle Red laser design tools

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Commands 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: Design · What it can do: Reticle Red laser design tools · Compare two other plugins

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.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built