complexity-reducer vs pyscn
complexity-reducer is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
complexity-reducer is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. pyscn is an MCP server published by ludo-technologies. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  pyscn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.33.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 503 Downloads/week (PyPI): 489 Forks (GitHub): 76 Stars (GitHub): 1 098 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 | complexity-reducerno longer listed · | pyscn |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 1 098 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 76 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-24 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (pyscn-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/ludo-technologies/pyscn |
| 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 complexity-reducer
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Review changed code for reuse, redundancy, and over-engineering, then apply fixes.
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Analyze code and architecture for unnecessary complexity, over-abstraction, and redundancy. Reports findings with severity ratings and concrete simplification suggestions.
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Comprehensive code quality toolkit for detecting code smells, analyzing complexity, and planning refactoring. Includes quality architect agent for strategic technical debt…
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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…
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Analyze source code against Robert C. Martin's Clean Code across nine dimensions: Meaningful Names, Functions, Comments, Formatting, Objects & Data Structures, Error Handling…
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Strict structural and architectural code review that hunts for dramatic simplifications.
What each says it does
complexity-reducer
Analyze cyclomatic complexity and suggest simplifications
pyscn
Python code analysis for AI agents: complexity, dead code, clones, coupling, and a health score.
How to run each
complexity-reducer
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
pyscn As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio pyscn -- uvx pyscn-mcpCommands 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 complexity-reducer publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: complexity-reducer · What it can do: pyscn · 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.