Comparison

code-smells vs SonarQube MCP Server

code-smells is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

code-smells is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. SonarQube MCP Server is an MCP server published by SonarSource. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	code-smells	SonarQube MCP Server
Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.30.0 Forks (GitHub): 102 Stars (GitHub): 674 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:925c88bc7cab Forks (GitHub): 102 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 603 973 Stars (Docker Hub): 23 Stars (GitHub): 674 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

code-smells vs SonarQube MCP Server
Fact	code-smellsno longer listed · 2026-10-18	SonarQube MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	3	674
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	No figure on Docker Hub	1 603 973
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	102
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-23
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp)	On your machine (docker.io/sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	25
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	3, secrets among them: 3
Parts of the bundle (differs)	2	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	MIT	NOASSERTION
Repository (differs)	github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	github.com/sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	1
First seen (differs)	2026-10-14	2026-10-11

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 code-smells

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

code-quality-toolkit

Comprehensive code quality toolkit for detecting code smells, analyzing complexity, and planning refactoring. Includes quality architect agent for strategic technical debt…

by Arman Nourifar · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
code-architecture-review

Drop this plugin into any project and ask Claude to "review my architecture." It scans for clean architecture violations, SOLID breaches, code smells, and structural anti-patterns…

by Farjmand · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job
simplify

Review changed code for reuse, redundancy, and over-engineering, then apply fixes.

by Fatih C. Akyon · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
kiss

Analyze code and architecture for unnecessary complexity, over-abstraction, and redundancy. Reports findings with severity ratings and concrete simplification suggestions.

by Florian Buetow · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
refractor

Refactor code following best practices and design patterns

by Anand Tyagi · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
code-quality

Code-quality skills for Claude Code. Currently a read-only dead code sweep: run the project's own static analyzer, triage what it flags against the ways code stays reachable…

by Dawid Dahl · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

code-smells

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Detect code smells with refactoring suggestions

SonarQube MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Analyze code quality and security with SonarQube Server or Cloud directly in AI assistants.

How to run each

code-smells

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

SonarQube MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "SONARQUBE_ORG=<YOUR_SONARQUBE_ORG>" --env "SONARQUBE_TOKEN=<YOUR_SONARQUBE_TOKEN>" --env "SONARQUBE_URL=<YOUR_SONARQUBE_URL>" --transport stdio sonarqube-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e SONARQUBE_ORG -e SONARQUBE_TOKEN -e SONARQUBE_URL docker.io/sonarsource/sonarqube-mcp

Requires: SONARQUBE_ORG (secret), SONARQUBE_TOKEN (secret), SONARQUBE_URL (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of code-smells publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of code-smells publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: code-smells · What it can do: SonarQube MCP Server · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-27. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.