rust-cargo vs Packkit
rust-cargo is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
rust-cargo is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Packkit is an MCP server published by DanMat. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  Packkit | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 536 Downloads/week (npm): 86 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | rust-cargono longer listed · | Packkit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (packkit-mcp) |
| 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 (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/danmat/create-packkit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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 rust-cargo
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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rust-skills
Rust development best practices and coding standards
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Persistent memory, shared standards, and structured workflows for AI coding agents
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Makes a repo agent-ready with AGENTS.md, boundary tests, CI pipeline, and GC scripts based on OpenAI's harness engineering methodology
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Developer environment bootstrap generator for Claude Code. Scans a project for signal files (requirements.txt, package.json, Cargo.toml, Dockerfile, etc.), detects the tech stack…
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app-ai-guardrails
Scaffold a new production application with the full agentic-AI guardrail canon baked in from commit #1: a uniform 7-gate interface (lint, typecheck, test, coverage, build, e2e…
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Rust Crate Release Tracker — new cargo packages from crates.io (cratewatch)
New Rust crates & cargo package releases. $0.01/query. Register in-session — free testnet funds.
What each says it does
rust-cargo
Generate Rust project setup with Cargo.toml and CI
Packkit
Scaffold modern npm packages, CLIs, services and apps as a native tool for AI agents.
How to run each
rust-cargo
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Packkit As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio packkit-mcp -- npx -y packkit-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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: rust-cargo · What it can do: Packkit · 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.