claude-cache-countdown-iterm vs io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp
claude-cache-countdown-iterm is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
claude-cache-countdown-iterm is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ben Norquist. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp is an MCP server published by kitepon-rgb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bnorquist/claude-cache-countdown-iterm-plugin | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 0.2.4 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.24.3 Downloads/month (npm): 15 770 Downloads/week (npm): 1 237 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | claude-cache-countdown-itermno longer listed · | io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 6 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-23 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (aiterm-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) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bnorquist/claude-cache-countdown-iterm-plugin | github.com/kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 9 |
| 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 claude-cache-countdown-iterm
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What each says it does
claude-cache-countdown-iterm
Colours the iTerm2 tab by how much prompt-cache lifetime is left, and shows the expiry time in the claude-hud statusline. macOS + iTerm2.
io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp
Claude Code drives Codex CLI's interactive TUI and durable tmux terminals over MCP.
How to run each
claude-cache-countdown-iterm
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio aiterm-mcp -- npx -y aiterm-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: claude-cache-countdown-iterm · What it can do: io.github.kitepon-rgb/aiterm-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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