debian-packaging vs Skills Anywhere
debian-packaging is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
debian-packaging is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Brian Cosgrove. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Skills Anywhere is an MCP server published by noteflowai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Skills Anywhere | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cosgroveb/debian-packaging-agent-skill | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 143 Downloads/week (npm): 1 160 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 143 Downloads/week (npm): 1 160 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | debian-packagingno longer listed · | Skills Anywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 6 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (dsh-skills-anywhere) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cosgroveb/debian-packaging-agent-skill | github.com/noteflowai/dsh-skills-anywhere |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of debian-packaging
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Linux packaging and release workflows — Debian/.deb builds, npm publishing, GitHub release creation, agent deploy scripts, and local debugging
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Rust development with strict standards and implementation/review agents
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open-source
Collection of skills for open-source R and Python package developers
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languages
Languages — Idiomatic, modern practice for each language, with the quality gate that keeps it honest.
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Language developer agents and generic development skills: `rust-dev` + `cargo` for Rust; `kotlin-dev` + `gradle-expert` for Kotlin and the JVM; `java-dev` for convention-matching…
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Go development tools: gopls MCP server, LSP integration, automatic gofmt formatting, golangci-lint linting, CVE dependency patching, Go stdlib CVE triage, and OCP and OKD release…
What each says it does
debian-packaging
Debian packaging skill covering policy, debhelper, and language-specific packaging for Ruby, Python, Rust, and Go.
Skills Anywhere
Discover and load Agent Skills from configured local directories and Git sources over stdio MCP.
How to run each
debian-packaging
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Skills Anywhere As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio dsh-skills-anywhere -- npx -y dsh-skills-anywhere mcpCommands 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: debian-packaging · What it can do: Skills Anywhere · Compare two other plugins
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