waterology vs Opik
waterology is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
waterology is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cameron Bracken. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Opik is an MCP server published by comet-ml. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, PyPI (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. 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 |  Opik | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cameronbracken/waterology-research | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.7.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.8 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 591 Downloads/week (PyPI): 814 Forks (GitHub): 37 Stars (GitHub): 225 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:0e0d7d33d5eb Forks (GitHub): 37 Pulls (Docker Hub): 17 277 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 225 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.8 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 591 Downloads/week (PyPI): 814 Forks (GitHub): 37 Stars (GitHub): 225 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 | waterologyno longer listed · | Opik |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 225 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 17 277 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 37 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-28 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 13 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 72 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cameronbracken/waterology-research | github.com/comet-ml/opik-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 35 h ago, requires a key |
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 waterology
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Research skills for paper auditing, citation checks, and experiment analysis.
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Multi-agent deep research pipelines for Claude Code. Runs internet research, repository analysis, schema-driven structured research, and media research (via NotebookLM) using…
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Automated AI research toolkit: hypothesis generation, experiments, and paper writing
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Autonomous experiment loops on any codebase — one file, one metric, one loop. An agent edits a constrained file, runs an eval, keeps improvements, reverts failures, and repeats…
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Research software engineering practice: 67 skills, fourteen workflow commands and six subagents for research code.
What each says it does
waterology
Reproducible computational research workflows for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
Opik
Read and score Opik traces, experiments, datasets and prompts from your AI assistant.
How to run each
waterology
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Opik As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http opik-mcp https://www.comet.com/opik/api/v1/mcpRequires: OPIK_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Opik has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of waterology publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of waterology publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: waterology · What it can do: Opik · Compare two other plugins
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