exo vs claude-skills-updater
exo is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
exo is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Thomas Hoogteijling. No marketplace we read lists it any more. claude-skills-updater is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by dcuenot. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  claude-skills-updater | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace blauwtje/exo | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.133.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | 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 | exono longer listed · | claude-skills-updater |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | 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) | 7 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 32 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/blauwtje/exo | github.com/dcuenot/claude-skills-updater |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 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 exo
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What each says it does
exo
Claude Code plugin with four stages and hooks that refuse risky commands.
claude-skills-updater
A Claude Code plugin that audits and updates your installed plugins/skills to their latest versions.
How to run each
exo
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
claude-skills-updater As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-skills-updater@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: exo · What it can do: claude-skills-updater · 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.