claude-forge vs Autonomous Tool Factory
claude-forge is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑22.
claude-forge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AskElira. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Autonomous Tool Factory is an MCP server published by lorenestinfinite-maker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace askelira/claude-forge | Removed on 2026-10-22 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 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
| Fact | claude-forgeno longer listed · | Autonomous Tool Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (agency-backend-bbdk.onrender.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 (differs) | 11 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/askelira/claude-forge | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 404 (4 days ago) |
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 claude-forge
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Autonomous Development Orchestrator for Claude Code. Spec → Plan → Tasks → 100% Working App. Multi-agent pipeline with zero manual intervention.
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Persistent memory, shared standards, and structured workflows for AI coding agents
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Structured workflows, parallel agents, hooks, and skills using Claude Code's native architecture.
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AI Dev Kit is a complete plugin-oriented developer workspace for AI coding assistants. It ships everything needed to run professional-grade engineering workflows — TDD, code…
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Self-correcting loop engineering and automated codebase research.
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AI Development Environment - Multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code
What each says it does
claude-forge
Multi-agent autonomous building pipeline (Elira, Steven, Alba, David, Vex). Decomposes a goal into floors, builds real working code, validates and self-fixes.
Autonomous Tool Factory
Autonomous factory that finds real developer pain points and builds small paid AI tools to fix them.
How to run each
claude-forge
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Autonomous Tool Factory As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http tool-factory https://agency-backend-bbdk.onrender.com/mcp/Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Autonomous Tool Factory 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: claude-forge · What it can do: Autonomous Tool Factory · Compare two other plugins
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