backlog vs Agentic Task System (ATS)
backlog is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by backloghq. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Agentic Task System (ATS) is an MCP server published by renezander030. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  backlog |  Agentic Task System (ATS) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.18.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 515 Downloads/week (npm): 314 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 16 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 | backlog | Agentic Task System (ATS) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 16 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@reneza/ats-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/backloghq/backlog | github.com/renezander030/agentic-task-system |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
backlog
Persistent, cross-session task management for Claude Code. 24 tools, 7 skills, and hooks that sync Claude's built-in tasks to a durable backlog. Zero external dependencies.
Agentic Task System (ATS)
Persistent task context across TickTick, Notion, GitHub, Obsidian, Taskmaster and Beads
How to run each
backlog As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install backlog@claude-communityAgentic Task System (ATS) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ATS_ADAPTER=<YOUR_ATS_ADAPTER>" --transport stdio agentic-task-system -- npx -y @reneza/ats-mcpRequires: ATS_ADAPTER
Commands 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
Only backlog asks for
TASKDATA_ROOT
Only Agentic Task System (ATS) asks for
ATS_ADAPTER
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: backlog · What it can do: Agentic Task System (ATS) · Compare two other plugins
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.