atlan vs AI-ERD
AI-ERD is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
atlan is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by atlanhq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). AI-ERD is an MCP server published by ai-erd.com. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  atlan | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 41 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 41 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 41 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 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
| Fact | atlan | AI-ERDno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 41 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 31 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-16 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.atlan.com/mcp) | Remote server (ai-erd.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/atlanhq/agent-toolkit | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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 AI-ERD
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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db-planner io.dbplanner/db-planner
Read and edit DB Planner database schemas, diagrams and board layouts as an AI agent.
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mcp io.datadef/mcp
Generate, edit, and export data-architecture diagrams from your AI. Column lineage, PNG in chat.
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eraser io.eraser/eraser
Generate, edit, and manage Eraser diagrams and docs with AI.
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sqemo io.github.sqemo/sqemo
Design ERDs with your team's naming standards: query/edit entities and relationships, SQL/DBML
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Create, edit and organize hand-drawn diagrams (flowcharts, ER, architecture) from any AI agent.
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AI agent draws editable hand-drawn diagrams (flowchart, ER, architecture) via MCP, not static images
What each says it does
atlan
Atlan data catalog plugin for Claude Code. Search, explore, govern, and manage your data assets through natural language. Powered by the Atlan MCP server with semantic search, lineage traversal, glossary management, data quality rules, and more.
AI-ERD
AI-powered ERD design tool. Create and manage database schemas using DBML with real-time canvas.
How to run each
atlan As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install atlan@claude-plugins-officialAI-ERD
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.
Only atlan 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: atlan · What it can do: AI-ERD · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.