tool-gates vs io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward
tool-gates is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by camjac251. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward is an MCP server published by jnMetaCode. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace camjac251/tool-gates | Listed Version: 1.22.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.11 Downloads/month (npm): 1 533 Downloads/week (npm): 279 Forks (GitHub): 24 Stars (GitHub): 140 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 | tool-gates | io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 140 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 24 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (shellward) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/camjac251/tool-gates | github.com/jnmetacode/shellward |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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
tool-gates
Intelligent permission gate for shell, file, search, Skill, and MCP tool surfaces. AST-parses Bash commands, guards file reads/writes, and blocks configured tool invocations. Tracks manually approved commands for permanent rules.
io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward
AI agent security: 7 MCP tools for injection detection, PII scanning, command safety, DLP.
How to run each
tool-gates As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add camjac251/tool-gates
/plugin install tool-gates@tool-gatesio.github.jnMetaCode/shellward As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio shellward -- npx -y shellwardCommands 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
The marketplaces of tool-gates publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: tool-gates · What it can do: io.github.jnMetaCode/shellward · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.