ctx-handoff vs claude-relay
ctx-handoff is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by CabLate. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). claude-relay is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Innestic. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  claude-relay | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cablate/ctx-handoff-mod | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 110 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 61 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 | ctx-handoff | claude-relay |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 110 (better) | 61 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (worse) | 12 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cablate/ctx-handoff-mod | github.com/innestic/claude-relay |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
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
ctx-handoff
Turns what you teach Claude into project notes, catches its usual slips, keeps the cache warm while you're away, and picks long sessions back up
claude-relay
Let local Claude Code sessions talk to each other in natural language.
How to run each
ctx-handoff As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add cablate/ctx-handoff-mod
/plugin install ctx-handoff@ctx-handoff-modclaude-relay As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-relay@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: ctx-handoff · What it can do: claude-relay · 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.