authoring vs ds
authoring is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by crouton-labs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). ds is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by durandom. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  authoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace crouton-labs/crouton-kit | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace durandom/skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | authoring | ds |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 25 (better) | 7 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 23 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/crouton-labs/crouton-kit | github.com/durandom/skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-16 |
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
authoring
Guides for authoring Claude Code artifacts — CLAUDE.md, hooks, rules, skills, commands, and scripts
ds
Skills, commands, agents, and recipes for Claude Code
How to run each
authoring As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add crouton-labs/crouton-kit
/plugin install authoring@crouton-kitds As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add durandom/skills
/plugin install ds@durandomCommands 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: authoring · What it can do: ds · 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.