contrib-guide vs ai-ready
contrib-guide is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
contrib-guide is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. ai-ready is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by johnpapa. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, 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 |  ai-ready | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 233 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 | contrib-guideno longer listed · | ai-ready |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 233 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 24 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/johnpapa/ai-ready |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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 contrib-guide
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Development Guidelines plugin for generating comprehensive language-specific development guideline documents
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Write or improve a README.md for an open source project based on Evil Martians real experience of successfully promoting PostCSS, Nano ID, and other real popular projects
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Author and maintain repository documentation: READMEs, AGENTS.md, llms.txt, Diataxis guides, component docs, tutorials, coding standards, tldr pages, and Markdown conversion or…
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Comprehensive documentation toolkit for README generation, API documentation, and changelog management. Includes docs architect agent for strategic documentation planning.
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Compose and refine launch-ready release notes with contributor callouts and export-friendly output.
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Compose and refine launch-ready release notes with contributor callouts and export-friendly output.
What each says it does
contrib-guide
Generate CONTRIBUTING.md with guidelines
ai-ready
Analyze any repository and generate AI-ready configuration — AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CI workflows, issue templates, and more. Mines your PR review patterns and creates files customized to your stack.
How to run each
contrib-guide
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
ai-ready As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add johnpapa/ai-ready
/plugin install ai-ready@johnpapa-ai-readyCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: contrib-guide · What it can do: ai-ready · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.