Comparison

claude-refine vs MCP Task Orchestrator

claude-refine is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

claude-refine is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by carlosas. No marketplace we read lists it any more. MCP Task Orchestrator is an MCP server published by jpicklyk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	claude-refine	MCP Task Orchestrator
Community marketplace carlosas/claude-refine	Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 3.16.0 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 209 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:eab0bb62611a Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 209 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

claude-refine vs MCP Task Orchestrator
Fact	claude-refineno longer listed · 2026-10-15	MCP Task Orchestrator
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	0	209
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	0	25
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	42
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	7, secrets among them: 0
Hooks it runs (differs)	3	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	6	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Not stated	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/carlosas/claude-refine	github.com/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator
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. 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.

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Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

claude-refine

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Converts a rough feature idea into a refined product spec

MCP Task Orchestrator

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Server-enforced workflow discipline for AI agents: work items, dependency graphs, quality gates

How to run each

claude-refine

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

MCP Task Orchestrator As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio task-orchestrator -- docker run -i --rm -v mcp-task-data:/app/data ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of claude-refine publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of claude-refine publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: claude-refine · What it can do: MCP Task Orchestrator · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-19. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.