career-coach vs ApplyWise
career-coach is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑26.
career-coach is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Antony Zaki. No marketplace we read lists it any more. ApplyWise is an MCP server published by tanmayagrawal21. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. 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 |  ApplyWise | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace aznatkoiny/zai-skills | Removed on 2026-10-26 Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 10 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 32 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 | career-coachno longer listed · | ApplyWise |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (applywise) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 2 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 14 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aznatkoiny/zai-skills | github.com/tanmayagrawal21/job-apply-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-23 |
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 career-coach
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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AI-powered job search, resume tailoring, and cover letter writing
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AI-native career co-pilot for Claude — Career KB, resume tailoring, job pipeline, interview prep, and offer evaluation via MCP
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A comprehensive career toolkit with 20 skills covering the full job search lifecycle, from resume writing and ATS optimization to interview preparation, salary negotiation, and…
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Practical AI-assisted skills, prompts, guides, and templates to give you an edge in your job search. Open source and free — designed to work with the AI subscription you already…
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Search jobs, tailor resumes, draft cover letters, and track applications via Workopia.
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Analyze job postings and optimize your resume with an 11-step interactive workflow. The plugin conducts company research, structures job requirements, performs gap analysis…
What each says it does
career-coach
AI-powered career coaching with 8 commands covering the full pipeline — job search, ATS checks, mock interviews, offer comparison, follow-ups — plus an API-first job intelligence MCP server and LaTeX resume rendering.
ApplyWise
Job search and form filling; dry run by default, real submits need your approval or consent.
How to run each
career-coach
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
ApplyWise As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio applywise -- uvx applywiseCommands 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
The marketplaces of ApplyWise publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: career-coach · What it can do: ApplyWise · 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.