chat vs ai-skill-collections
chat is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑24.
ai-skill-collections is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
chat is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Britt Crawford. No marketplace we read lists it any more. ai-skill-collections is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Chanakya. No marketplace we read lists it any more. 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 | ||
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| Community marketplace britt/agent-skills | Removed on 2026-10-24 Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace chanakya-net/maestro-ai | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | chatno longer listed · | ai-skill-collectionsno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 0 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/britt/agent-skills | github.com/chanakya-net/maestro-ai |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-15 |
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 chat
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Khuym: independent skills for prompting, goals, research, execution, Git, and tldraw automation
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Shared task wall, memory, reports, channels and Dashboard for Claude Code and Codex; Claude Code plugin installation and an independent Codex adapter
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Persistent context network for coding projects. Tracks tasks, dependencies, and decisions across sessions.
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Advanced debugging, code review, deep research, technical documentation, creative ideation, and semi-autonomous development workflows with parallel theory validation, team-based…
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Cross-session context persistence for AI coding projects. Tracks tickets, issues, roadmap, and handovers in a .story/ directory so every session builds on the last instead of…
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Universal multi-agent project harness for Claude Code — run any project through a structured AI team from discovery to release.
What to use instead of ai-skill-collections
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Persistent context network for coding projects. Tracks tasks, dependencies, and decisions across sessions.
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Khuym: independent skills for prompting, goals, research, execution, Git, and tldraw automation
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Get Shit Done Plugin - handles large codebase contexts - structured workflow plugin for Claude Code with 60+ slash commands, 21 agents, MCP server, hooks, and cross-session memory
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Software engineering workflows with skills for planning, implementation, quality review, and structured thinking, plus a suite of specialist agents
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A collection of project-agnostic skills for common engineering tasks such as ticket refinement, planning, code reviews, agent memory hygiene, skill authoring, and more.
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Cross-session context persistence for AI coding projects. Tracks tickets, issues, roadmap, and handovers in a .story/ directory so every session builds on the last instead of…
What each says it does
chat
Skills for chat agents rather than coding agents: writing and communication, research, diagrams, requirements, specs, and daily planning - no repository, git, or gh CLI required
ai-skill-collections
Token-saving modes, workflow helpers, and productivity boosters.
How to run each
chat
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
ai-skill-collections
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: chat · What it can do: ai-skill-collections · Compare two other plugins
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