xclaude-plugin vs serve-sim
xclaude-plugin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Conor Luddy. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). serve-sim is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Evan Bacon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 conorluddy/xclaude-plugin | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 18 Stars (GitHub): 186 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace evanbacon/serve-sim | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 161 Stars (GitHub): 2 895 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 | xclaude-plugin | serve-sim |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 186 (worse) | 2 895 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (worse) | 161 (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 (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 16 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/conorluddy/xclaude-plugin | github.com/evanbacon/serve-sim |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-18 |
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
xclaude-plugin
Modular iOS development automation suite. 8 workflow-specific MCP servers (400-3500 tokens) with 24 tools across Xcode, Simulator, and IDB. Enable only what you need!
serve-sim
Control and stream a running iOS, iPad, or Apple Watch Simulator with serve-sim — taps, gestures, hardware buttons, rotation, camera injection, and the live preview.
How to run each
xclaude-plugin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add conorluddy/xclaude-plugin
/plugin install xclaude-plugin@xclaude-plugin-marketplaceserve-sim As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add evanbacon/serve-sim
/plugin install serve-sim@serve-simCommands 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 serve-sim publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: xclaude-plugin · What it can do: serve-sim · 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.