balena development vs app.goshipyard/shipyard
balena development is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
balena development is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by balena. No marketplace we read lists it any more. app.goshipyard/shipyard is an MCP server published by goshipyard.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  app.goshipyard/shipyard | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace balena-io-experimental/skills | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 0.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed 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 | balena developmentno longer listed · | app.goshipyard/shipyard |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (goshipyard.app/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) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/balena-io-experimental/skills | github.com/jonnonz1/shipyard |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 40 h ago returned HTTP 405 |
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 balena development
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What each says it does
balena development
Skills for developing apps on balena: convert Docker projects to balenaCloud, and query the balena API/SDK with pine/SBVR.
app.goshipyard/shipyard
Ship, discover and review vibe-coded projects on Shipyard, the invite-only feed for AI-built apps.
How to run each
balena development
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
app.goshipyard/shipyard As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http shipyard https://goshipyard.app/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only app.goshipyard/shipyard 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: balena development · What it can do: app.goshipyard/shipyard · Compare two other plugins
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