brand-md vs sandstorm
brand-md is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by caiopizzol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). sandstorm is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Sandstorm-App. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  brand-md |  sandstorm |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 34 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | brand-md | sandstorm |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 34 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.sandstormapp.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 1 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/caiopizzol/brand.md | github.com/sandstorm-app/mcp-anthropic |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 h ago, requires a key |
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
brand-md
Generate brand.md files - the open standard for brand identity. Like AGENTS.md gives AI agents coding instructions, brand.md gives them brand context. The skill researches your market, interviews you as the founder, and produces a complete brand strategy, voice identity, and visual direction - all in a single markdown file that lives in your project root.
sandstorm
Sandstorm MCP: Ad creative ops, AI generation, brand management. Create campaigns, generate visuals, manage scenes and concepts from your terminal.
How to run each
brand-md As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install brand-md@claude-communitysandstorm As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install sandstorm@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only sandstorm has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: brand-md · What it can do: sandstorm · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.