critical-thinking-tools vs io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate
critical-thinking-tools is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by cognitive-bias-lab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate is an MCP server published by tjp2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  critical-thinking-tools |  io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 9447e4a Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 153 Downloads/week (npm): 19 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | critical-thinking-tools | io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-thinkgate) |
| 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 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cognitive-bias-lab/cognitive-bias-lab-plugins | github.com/tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate |
| 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
critical-thinking-tools
Critical Thinking Tools is a science-backed Claude Code plugin from Cognitive Bias Lab that helps users reason more clearly about decisions, beliefs, plans, forecasts, and disagreements. It provides structured thinking workflows based on research in psychology, decision science, forecasting, intelligence analysis, and debiasing. The plugin includes 12 practical tools: devil’s advocate review, pre-mortem analysis, outside-view forecasting, competing hypotheses, consider-the-opposite, steelmanning, Socratic questioning, base-rate audits, causal story dissection, calibration forecasting, decision journals, and groupthink red-team checks. Each tool guides Claude to produce structured outputs with likely bias risks, evidence that would change the conclusion, next actions, and a short science note. The plugin is designed as a practical judgment aid, not a guarantee of unbiased thinking, and emphasizes uncertainty, evidence updates, and careful reasoning.
io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate
Auto-classifies prompt complexity and routes to the right Claude thinking mode. No API key needed.
How to run each
critical-thinking-tools As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install critical-thinking-tools@claude-communityio.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-thinkgate -- npx -y mcp-thinkgateRequires: ANTHROPIC_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 critical-thinking-tools publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: critical-thinking-tools · What it can do: io.github.tjp2021/mcp-thinkgate · Compare two other plugins
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