app-builder vs TakoCode
app-builder is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
app-builder is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AstroLabs. No marketplace we read lists it any more. TakoCode is an MCP server published by takocode.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  TakoCode | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace astrolabs-tech/claude-app-builder | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | app-builderno longer listed · | TakoCode |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (takocode.com/api/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) | 10 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/astrolabs-tech/claude-app-builder | github.com/takocode-chimera/takocode-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 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 app-builder
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Build web apps with frontend asset design, browser testing, UI components, payments, and database guidance.
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Let your AI agent build, preview and update web apps, download source and publish when you allow it.
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Enhances Claude for developing full-stack web apps with Wasp (React, Node.js, Prisma)
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You say it, AutoCode ships it. 47 AI-powered skills that take complete beginners from zero to a live website. AI makes all technical decisions, user just says yes or no. Includes…
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Build a working web app from a prompt, then deploy it to a live URL.
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Build and deploy Base44 full-stack apps with CLI project management and JavaScript/TypeScript SDK development skills
What each says it does
app-builder
Build and ship full-stack web apps with four plain phrases — no code, git, or terminal.
TakoCode
Build, preview and publish full-stack web apps with TakoCode's hosted coding agent.
How to run each
app-builder
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
TakoCode As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http takocode https://takocode.com/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only TakoCode 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: app-builder · What it can do: TakoCode · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.