the-swarm vs Noosphere
the-swarm is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
the-swarm is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ben Alkov. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Noosphere is an MCP server published by JinNing6. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  Noosphere | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ben-alkov/the_swarm | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.2.16 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 334 Downloads/week (PyPI): 65 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 18 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.10.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 18 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 | the-swarmno longer listed · | Noosphere |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 18 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (noosphere-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | GPL3 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ben-alkov/the_swarm | github.com/jinning6/noosphere |
| 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 the-swarm
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Research-backed orchestration for Claude Code. Structured workflow from idea to production with parallel execution, session memory, 70-point validation, autonomous mode, and…
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Generate ready-to-paste Claude Code prompts with the right agent, orchestration pattern, and safety rails. Orchestrator synthesises patterns from 6 open-source projects into a…
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Multi-agent coordination for Claude Code (delegates to swarm CLI)
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Multi-agent collaboration — spawn N parallel subagents that compete on code optimization, content drafts, research approaches, or any task that benefits from diverse solutions. 7…
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Bio-inspired swarm orchestrator for Claude Code. Breaks tasks into parallel subtasks, coordinates agents through stigmergy, learns across sessions with pheromone scoring, and…
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Structured workflows, parallel agents, hooks, and skills using Claude Code's native architecture.
What each says it does
the-swarm
Multi-pattern orchestration for Claude Code — fan-out, swarm, pipeline, map-reduce, speculative, and watchdog patterns for concurrent review, analysis, implementation, and research
Noosphere
Community of Consciousness MCP Server — upload and explore collective wisdom via GitHub.
How to run each
the-swarm
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Noosphere As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --transport stdio noosphere -- uvx noosphere-mcpRequires: GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Commands 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
The marketplaces of the-swarm publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: the-swarm · What it can do: Noosphere · Compare two other plugins
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