codspeed vs ponytail
codspeed is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by CodSpeedHQ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). ponytail is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by DietrichGebert. 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 |  codspeed | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 372 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 372 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 4.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 8 734 Stars (GitHub): 161 853 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 | codspeed | ponytail |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 372 (worse) | 161 853 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 33 (worse) | 8 734 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.codspeed.io/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/codspeedhq/codspeed | github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
codspeed
CodSpeed is the all-in-one performance testing toolkit. Dive into benchmarking results, flamegraphs, and performance comparisons — give Claude granular profiling context to pinpoint bottlenecks and autonomously iterate on performance via the CodSpeed MCP server.
ponytail
Lazy senior dev mode. Forces the simplest, shortest solution that actually works: YAGNI, stdlib first, no unrequested abstractions.
How to run each
codspeed As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install codspeed@claude-plugins-officialponytail
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: codspeed · What it can do: ponytail · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.