Arcaneum vs turbo-search
Arcaneum is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
Arcaneum is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Arcaneum Contributors. No marketplace we read lists it any more. turbo-search is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Iago Cavalcante. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cwensel/arcaneum | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.11.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iagocavalcante/claude-turbo-search | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 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 | Arcaneumno longer listed · | turbo-search |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 16 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| 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) | 15 | 9 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cwensel/arcaneum | github.com/iagocavalcante/claude-turbo-search |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-22 |
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 Arcaneum
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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A fully offline semantic search tool for Claude. Index local files (PDF, DOCX, Markdown, TXT, PPTX, CSV) into a vector database and search them using natural language. Uses hybrid…
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LightRAG-based PDF document indexing and semantic search - index your PDF files and perform intelligent queries with knowledge graph
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Read-only local-first MCP server for private Markdown, PDF, and Tika-backed search on Windows.
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LocalSynapse - Local File Search MCP Server
Offline AI-powered local file search. BM25 + semantic hybrid search across all documents.
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Answer questions over large PDF folders up to 3x faster, with file and page citations. Runs locally.
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Read-only local-first MCP server for private Markdown, PDF, and Tika-backed search on Windows.
What each says it does
Arcaneum
Semantic (vector) and full-text (keyword) search across indexed corpora. Dual-indexes PDFs, markdown, and code into Qdrant + MeiliSearch.
turbo-search
Optimized file search, semantic indexing, and persistent memory for Claude Code — with optional sync to a self-hosted web dashboard
How to run each
Arcaneum
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
turbo-search As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add iagocavalcante/claude-turbo-search
/plugin install turbo-search@claude-turbo-search-devCommands 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: Arcaneum · What it can do: turbo-search · 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.