caliper vs io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit
caliper is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
caliper is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dennison Bertram. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit is an MCP server published by smigolsmigol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cost-caliper/caliper | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 0.30.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.10 Downloads/month (npm): 375 Downloads/week (npm): 67 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 16 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 | caliperno longer listed · | io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 16 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 4 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@f3d1/llmkit-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cost-caliper/caliper | github.com/smigolsmigol/llmkit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 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 caliper
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Audit and optimize Claude Code context window usage. Runs a 9-phase analysis covering plugins, hooks, CLAUDE.md cascade, MCP servers, environment settings, zombie process…
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Self-improving measurement layer for Claude Code. Reads JSONL session data, computes effectiveness metrics, writes behavioral rules into CLAUDE.md.
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Status line plugin for Claude Code: live view of model, context, cost, and rate limits with customizable widgets and themes.
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Measure what your Claude Code setup costs on every session before you type anything - opening context, what loads, and how much of it never gets used.
What each says it does
caliper
Run /caliper after installing. See exactly where your Claude Code spend goes — sessions, workflows, subagents, machine-wide analytics — and copy optimization prompts back into Claude. 100% local. The first Caliper tool.
io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit
AI cost tracking: 11 tools for spend, budgets, and Claude Code + Cursor + Cline costs
How to run each
caliper
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "LLMKIT_API_KEY=<YOUR_LLMKIT_API_KEY>" --transport stdio llmkit -- npx -y @f3d1/llmkit-mcp-serverRequires: LLMKIT_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 caliper publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: caliper · What it can do: io.github.smigolsmigol/llmkit · Compare two other plugins
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