expo-setup vs io.github.starter-series/create-starter
expo-setup is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
expo-setup is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.starter-series/create-starter is an MCP server published by starter-series. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. 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 |  io.github.starter-series/create-starter | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.5.3 Downloads/month (npm): 179 Downloads/week (npm): 33 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | expo-setupno longer listed · | io.github.starter-series/create-starter |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (starter-series) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| 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 | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/starter-series/create-starter |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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 expo-setup
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Official Expo skills for building, deploying, upgrading, and debugging React Native apps with Expo. Covers UI development with Expo Router, SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose components…
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Official Expo skills for building, deploying, upgrading, and debugging Expo and React Native apps.
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Build Modelence apps with correct framework patterns: rules, working examples, and Modelence docs access.
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Search and add animated Expo and React Native UI components, charts and screens to your app.
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Experimental Expo skills for APIs that are not finalized. Skills graduate to the expo plugin when stable.
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Scaffold a unified cross-platform color theme system (native iOS + Android Material You) into an Expo Router app
What each says it does
expo-setup
Generate Expo project with managed workflow
io.github.starter-series/create-starter
Scaffold Starter Series projects and check release, deployment, security, and agent instructions.
How to run each
expo-setup
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.starter-series/create-starter As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio create-starter -- npx -y starter-seriesCommands 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: expo-setup · What it can do: io.github.starter-series/create-starter · 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.