Comparison

chainguard-codegen vs DuDuClaw

chainguard-codegen is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑24.

chainguard-codegen is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Chainguard. No marketplace we read lists it any more. DuDuClaw is an MCP server published by zhixuli0406. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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	chainguard-codegen	DuDuClaw
Community marketplace chainguard-demo/claude-plugins	Removed on 2026-10-24 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-15	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.74.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 505 Downloads/week (npm): 773 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 50 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.76.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 505 Downloads/week (npm): 773 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 50 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

chainguard-codegen vs DuDuClaw
Fact	chainguard-codegenno longer listed · 2026-10-24	DuDuClaw
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	8	50
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	7	5
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-26
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (cgr.dev/chainguard/dfc-mcp)	On your machine (duduclaw)
Transport (differs)	Not stated	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	1, secrets among them: 1
Parts of the bundle (differs)	7	Not a bundle
Licence	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/chainguard-demo/claude-plugins	github.com/zhixuli0406/duduclaw
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	2	1
First seen (differs)	2026-10-15	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

chainguard-codegen

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Generate secure Dockerfiles, apko/melange configs, and migrate to Chainguard Containers

DuDuClaw

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Local persistent memory and Markdown wiki for AI coding agents: 24 MCP tools, no gateway required.

How to run each

chainguard-codegen

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

DuDuClaw As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "DUDUCLAW_MCP_API_KEY=<YOUR_DUDUCLAW_MCP_API_KEY>" --transport stdio duduclaw -- npx -y duduclaw mcp-server

Requires: DUDUCLAW_MCP_API_KEY (secret)

Commands 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 chainguard-codegen publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: chainguard-codegen · What it can do: DuDuClaw · 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-27. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.