c4m vs excalidraw
c4m is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cheriftj. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). excalidraw is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by yogsma. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  c4m |  excalidraw |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 5b24dda Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 43 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 | c4m | excalidraw |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 43 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | 3 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cheriftj/c4-model-skill | github.com/yogsma/excalidraw-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
c4m
Interactive C4 architecture diagrams (Simon Brown's model) for Claude Code. Five mode-driven workflows — Design (greenfield), Document-code (retro-doc from a repo), Document-prose (from README/ADR/spec), Review (critique an existing diagram), Update (evolve one) — accessed via /c4m:auto, /c4m:design, /c4m:code, /c4m:prose, /c4m:review, /c4m:update. Output is one Markdown document per C4 level with embedded Mermaid; format negotiable (Structurizr DSL, PlantUML) and destination negotiable (filesystem or MCP — Notion, Linear, Drive). Enforces the editorial invariants: technology mandatory on every Container/Component, intent-specific relationship labels, protocol on inter-container links, assumptions kept explicit.
excalidraw
Generate architecture diagrams as Excalidraw files from natural language
How to run each
c4m As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install c4m@claude-communityexcalidraw As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install excalidraw@claude-communityCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: c4m · What it can do: excalidraw · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.