claude-swe-workflows vs Cole's AI Skills
claude-swe-workflows is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Chris Allen Lane. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Cole's AI Skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cole Medin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows | Listed Version: 10.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 18 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace coleam00/skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.4.5 Forks (GitHub): 186 Stars (GitHub): 708 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 | claude-swe-workflows | Cole's AI Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (worse) | 708 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 186 (better) |
| 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) | 72 | 36 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows | github.com/coleam00/skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-15 |
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
claude-swe-workflows
Software engineering workflows with skills for planning, implementation, quality review, and structured thinking, plus a suite of specialist agents
Cole's AI Skills
The PIV loop (plan, implement, validate, review, commit, PR) plus priming, planning, worktrees, and the meta-skills for building your own AI Layer.
How to run each
claude-swe-workflows As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows
/plugin install claude-swe-workflows@claude-swe-workflowsCole's AI Skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add coleam00/skills
/plugin install skills@cole-medinCommands 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: claude-swe-workflows · What it can do: Cole's AI Skills · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.