agent-flywheel vs Forge Orchestrator
agent-flywheel is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
agent-flywheel is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by burningportra. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Forge Orchestrator is an MCP server published by nxtg-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  Forge Orchestrator | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace burningportra/agent-flywheel-plugin | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 3.20.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.7.1 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 162 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 | agent-flywheelno longer listed · | Forge Orchestrator |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 162 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 20 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (https://github.com/nxtg-ai/forge-orchestrator/releases/download/v1.7.1/forge-mcp-server-linux-x86_64.tar.gz) |
| 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) | 7 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 74 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/burningportra/agent-flywheel-plugin | github.com/nxtg-ai/forge-orchestrator |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 6 | 5 |
| 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 agent-flywheel
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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What each says it does
agent-flywheel
Multi-agent coding flywheel for Claude Code
Forge Orchestrator
Forge orchestrator MCP server for Claude Code (alpha). Codex/Gemini runners are not in the alpha.
How to run each
agent-flywheel
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Forge Orchestrator
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: agent-flywheel · What it can do: Forge Orchestrator · Compare two other plugins
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