Benten Connector vs com.gitkraken/gk-cli
Benten Connector is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
Benten Connector is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Benten Inc.. No marketplace we read lists it any more. com.gitkraken/gk-cli is an MCP server published by gitkraken.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  com.gitkraken/gk-cli | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace benten-inc/benten-connector | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.1.77 Downloads/month (npm): 115 143 Downloads/week (npm): 25 813 Forks (GitHub): 374 Stars (GitHub): 460 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | Benten Connectorno longer listed · | com.gitkraken/gk-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 460 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 374 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@gitkraken/gk) |
| 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) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/benten-inc/benten-connector | github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 1 |
| 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 Benten Connector
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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A Claude Code plugin that backs up and restores your complete Claude Code environment to a private GitHub repository.
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Keep your Claude Code configuration under version control with zero friction. The /houseKeeping command detects changes to your ~/.claude directory – settings, memory files…
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Back up and restore your Claude Code environment
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Track your Claude Code sessions automatically. Promptbook records prompts, token usage, build time, lines changed, and primary language, then turns each session into a shareable…
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claude-code-organizer io.github.mcpware/claude-code-organizer
Organize Claude Code memories, skills, MCP servers, commands, agents, rules via drag-and-drop.
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Zero-config daily backups of Claude session data, skills, and configs to cloud storage. Works for both Cowork and Claude Code — just run /backup-now and it auto-detects your…
What each says it does
Benten Connector
Sync your Claude Code sessions to Benten (shelf.benten.io).
com.gitkraken/gk-cli
The GitKraken MCP Server for managing repos, PRs, issues across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and more.
How to run each
Benten Connector
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
com.gitkraken/gk-cli As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio gk-cli -- npx -y @gitkraken/gk 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: Benten Connector · What it can do: com.gitkraken/gk-cli · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/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.