recommendation vs project-starter
recommendation is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
recommendation is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. project-starter is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by CloudAI-X. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Community marketplace cloudai-x/claude-workflow-v2 | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.7 Forks (GitHub): 191 Stars (GitHub): 1 420 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 | recommendationno longer listed · | project-starter |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 1 420 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 191 |
| 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 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 14 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 53 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/cloudai-x/claude-workflow-v2 |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-15 |
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 recommendation
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Autonomous Development Orchestrator for Claude Code. Spec → Plan → Tasks → 100% Working App. Multi-agent pipeline with zero manual intervention.
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Enhances Claude for developing full-stack web apps with Wasp (React, Node.js, Prisma)
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Complete AI development toolkit with 105 skills covering AI/LLM, backend, frontend, security, and testing patterns. Includes 36 specialized agents, 35 commands, and 218 lifecycle…
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Scaffold and extend verified fullstack starters via the official MCP server and skills
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Assist with Claude Code plugin development: scaffold, validate, review, and team-ready distribution
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AI-assisted development methodology — scaffolding skills, talk pipeline (6 stages), landing page generator, context engineering, and design templates
What each says it does
recommendation
Generate recommendation system scaffolding
project-starter
Universal Claude Code workflow with specialized agents, skills, hooks, and mode commands for any software project. Includes orchestrator, code-reviewer, debugger, docs-writer, security-auditor, refactorer, and test-architect agents.
How to run each
recommendation
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
project-starter As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add cloudai-x/claude-workflow-v2
/plugin install project-starter@claude-workflowCommands 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: recommendation · What it can do: project-starter · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.