Hardware Spec Assembly vs EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing
Hardware Spec Assembly is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by danielrosehill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing is an MCP server published by EasyGerber. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  Hardware Spec Assembly |  EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | Hardware Spec Assembly | EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-17 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (www.easygerber.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 16 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/danielrosehill/claude-hardware-spec-assembly-plugin | github.com/easygerber/easygerber-agent-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-17 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
Hardware Spec Assembly
Define hardware project BOMs with ESP32-first focus — onboarding captures location/vendors/on-hand gear, then skills for spec creation, live web research of parts (AliExpress/Adafruit/etc.), budgeting, sourcing, compatibility checks, wiring specs, PCB design starting points, assembly instructions, 3D-printable suggestions, and AI-generated mockups via fal.ai nano-banana.
EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing
AI PCB design, layout, and routing
How to run each
Hardware Spec Assembly As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install hardware-spec-assembly@danielrosehillEasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http easygerber https://www.easygerber.com/api/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: Hardware Spec Assembly · What it can do: EasyGerber: AI PCB design, layout, and routing · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.