tandem vs tap
tandem is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Tandem. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). tap is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by HUA-Labs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  tap | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bloknayrb/tandem | Listed Version: 0.29.0 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 26 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 38 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 | tandem | tap |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 26 (worse) | 38 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-23 | 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 (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | BUSL-1.1 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bloknayrb/tandem | github.com/hua-labs/tap |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-12 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
tandem
Edit and iterate on documents with any MCP-capable AI. Claude is the default and best-supported client today.
tap
Cross-model AI agent communication protocol. Connect Claude, Codex, and Gemini agents through a shared file-based messaging layer. Features include: control tower orchestration, cross-model code review routing, broadcast/DM/CC messaging, agent heartbeat monitoring, mission tracking with kanban board, web GUI dashboard, and generational knowledge transfer through retros, letters, and findings. Other tools give agents instructions. tap gives them context.
How to run each
tandem As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add bloknayrb/tandem
/plugin install tandem@tandem-editortap As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install tap@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
The marketplaces of tap publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: tandem · What it can do: tap · 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.