datafusion-skills vs AI for Database
datafusion-skills is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑28.
datafusion-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by datafusion-contrib. No marketplace we read lists it any more. AI for Database is an MCP server published by aifordatabase.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  AI for Database | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace datafusion-contrib/datafusion-skills | Removed on 2026-10-28 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | datafusion-skillsno longer listed · | AI for Database |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.aifordatabase.com/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) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-skills | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 3 days ago returned HTTP 401 |
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 datafusion-skills
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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DuckDB-powered skills for Claude Code: read any data file, attach and query DuckDB databases, search DuckDB/DuckLake docs, search past session logs, and install/update DuckDB…
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Local data runtime for AI agents: query CSV, Excel, Parquet and JSON files with DuckDB SQL.
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Data analysis expert for SQL queries, BigQuery operations, and data insights. Use proactively for...
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Query your warehouse or a CSV with Claude/ChatGPT over MCP, governed by table-level ACL + audit.
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mcp-server io.quanti/mcp-server
Query BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift & Azure Synapse with natural language
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Data analysis expert for SQL queries, BigQuery operations, and data insights. Use proactively for data analysis tasks and queries.
What each says it does
datafusion-skills
DataFusion-powered skills for Claude Code: query data with SQL, read Parquet/CSV/JSON/Arrow files, search DataFusion docs, create external tables, build materialized views, and visualize query plans.
AI for Database
Ask your databases questions in plain English, run read-only SQL and set up data alerts.
How to run each
datafusion-skills
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
AI for Database As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http aifordatabase https://mcp.aifordatabase.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only AI for Database has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: datafusion-skills · What it can do: AI for Database · Compare two other plugins
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