english-coach vs plain-english
english-coach is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
english-coach is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Niklas Puller. No marketplace we read lists it any more. plain-english is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by b1rdmania. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 assert-not-singularity/english-coach | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.6.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.1 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 57 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 | english-coachno longer listed · | plain-english |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 57 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 6 |
| 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) | 3 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/assert-not-singularity/english-coach | github.com/b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 |
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 english-coach
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Fetch English writing practice prompts and score a written response. Bring your own API key.
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A UserPromptSubmit hook that helps non-native English speakers improve while using Claude Code. Three modes dispatch automatically based on what you type: (1) correct — if your…
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Practice Spanish, French or Russian in short conversations, with corrections.
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Local MCP voice coach with English pronunciation, grammar, and fluency feedback.
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Free: turn your AI chats into spaced-repetition vocabulary. 13 tools, reads and writes.
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language-coach io.github.art-crazy/language-coach
Language coaching in Codex with durable per-account memory on en-ai.ru.
What each says it does
english-coach
Quiet English feedback on your prompts, with recurring-weakness tracking and progress notes.
plain-english
Tighten prose or write unambiguous technical documentation with two complementary writing skills.
How to run each
english-coach
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
plain-english As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add b1rdmania/claude-plain-english-skill
/plugin install plain-english@plain-english-marketplaceCommands 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: english-coach · What it can do: plain-english · Compare two other plugins
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.