axon vs Token Lens
axon is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by colwill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Token Lens is an MCP server published by duttkunal101-lab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: d0c2c5e No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.37 Downloads/month (npm): 3 344 Downloads/week (npm): 3 344 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 | axon | Token Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-17 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@kunal_dutt/token-lens) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/colwill/axon | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
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
axon
AI eXchange Optimised Notation plugin converts your inputs into a machine-to-machine language to reduce token usage by up to 80% depending on the context.
Token Lens
Count and cut tokens in prompts, chats and agents for any model. Runs locally, collects no data.
How to run each
axon As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install axon@claude-communityToken Lens As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio token-lens -- npx -y @kunal_dutt/token-lensCommands 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: axon · What it can do: Token Lens · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.