stipulate vs specforge
stipulate is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑22.
stipulate is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by bryann2k. No marketplace we read lists it any more. specforge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ferrarimarlon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  specforge | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace bryann2k/stipulate-skills | Removed on 2026-10-22 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: f95101a Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 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 | stipulateno longer listed · | specforge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bryann2k/stipulate-skills | github.com/ferrarimarlon/specforge |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-12 |
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 stipulate
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Run Claude Code unattended: capped spend, sandboxed execution, signed receipt, enforced from outside the agent's process.
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Connect Claude Code to Civic for guardrails, scoped permissions, audit trails, and revocable access control. Every tool call is logged, permissions are user-controlled, and access…
What each says it does
stipulate
Stip spec lifecycle in Claude Code: approved-contract workers, ownership guards, approval and apply gates.
specforge
SpecForge — compile natural-language requirements into spec.yaml bundles and implement from spec inside Claude Code.
How to run each
stipulate
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
specforge As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install specforge@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: stipulate · What it can do: specforge · 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.