batuta vs The Cost of Work Index
batuta is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑19.
batuta is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by batuta-ai. No marketplace we read lists it any more. The Cost of Work Index is an MCP server published by kindrat86. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. 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 |  The Cost of Work Index | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace batuta-ai/batuta | Removed on 2026-10-19 Version: 0.7.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 136 Downloads/week (npm): 56 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 | batutano longer listed · | The Cost of Work Index |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (nika-cost-of-work-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 28 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/batuta-ai/batuta | github.com/kindrat86/hirenika |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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 batuta
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Autonomous workflow orchestrator that takes a task from discovery to production through 12 coordinated phases — exploration, planning, implementation, multi-agent review, and…
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Strict 3-stage handoff workflow for coding agents — plan → execute → verify — with disk-backed state for cross-context handoff.
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Multi-agent workflow orchestration with natural language creation, parallel execution, conditional flows, and visual progress tracking
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Goal-driven task orchestration with independent verification. Interviews the user to define a clear goal, then loops between a Builder subagent (does the work) and an Inspector…
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Multi-agent orchestration framework with Socratic requirements discovery, task notes PRD management, AC cross-validation, and structured quality evaluation. Supports…
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Multi-agent development orchestration platform — 39 specialists, 4-phase orchestration, native parallel subagents, persistent sessions, and standalone…
What each says it does
batuta
Classifies each task, routes it to the cheapest capable executor (opencode, codex, cursor-agent, agy, claude), briefs, verifies and commits.
The Cost of Work Index
Cost of 13 back-office tasks per unit: person vs software, US, Greece, Ukraine. Sources cited.
How to run each
batuta
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
The Cost of Work Index As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio cost-of-work -- npx -y nika-cost-of-work-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: batuta · What it can do: The Cost of Work Index · 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.