video-transcoder vs heimdall
video-transcoder is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
video-transcoder is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. heimdall is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by pranavtotla. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  heimdall | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 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 | video-transcoderno longer listed · | heimdall |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 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 | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 7 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/pranavtotla/heimdall |
| 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 video-transcoder
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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qencode com.qencode/qencode
Video pipeline for AI agents: analyze with AI, transcode to MP4/HLS/DASH, edit, protect and deliver.
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Transcode, host and caption video from a prompt. Fifteen tools, nine read-only, nothing deletes.
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web-video
Encode a video for the web with a bundled ffmpeg script — AV1, HEVC, and H.264 MP4s plus a poster, or VP9 WebM and HEVC with alpha for transparent video — and embed it with the…
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FFmpeg as a service for AI agents: typed video editing tools, async jobs, downloadable outputs.
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Transform video, audio and images, and generate media from prompts. FFmpeg, captions, models.
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Encode uploads to web-ready media: video to HLS, audio to AAC, images to WebP. Async jobs.
What each says it does
video-transcoder
Generate video transcoding pipeline configs
heimdall
Analyze video files: especially bug report screen recordings, directly in Claude Code. Extracts frames via ffmpeg, transcribes audio via whisper-cpp, and produces structured reports with steps-to-reproduce, error messages, and timestamps. All heavy work runs in a subagent so your main context stays clean.
How to run each
video-transcoder
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
heimdall As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install heimdall@claude-communityCommands 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: video-transcoder · What it can do: heimdall · 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/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.