learning-toolkit vs Rules MCP
learning-toolkit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by devinat1. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Rules MCP is an MCP server published by AKR1166. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  learning-toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 208 Downloads/week (npm): 35 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 | learning-toolkit | Rules MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 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 | On your machine (@akr1166org/rules-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 6, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/devinat1/learning-toolkit | github.com/akr1166/rules-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
learning-toolkit
A Claude Code plugin that teaches you through questions instead of answers. Two skills — learn guides you through code understanding with four modes (Socratic questioning, concept chunking, gap analysis, and syntax hints), while prompt-check catches when you're prompting poorly and coaches you toward better questions. Both auto-trigger based on how you're asking, so you don't need to invoke them explicitly.
Rules MCP
MCP for rules/skills/knowledge evaluation for Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and Antigravity.
How to run each
learning-toolkit As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install learning-toolkit@claude-communityRules MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio rules-mcp -- npx -y @akr1166org/rules-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
The marketplaces of learning-toolkit publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: learning-toolkit · What it can do: Rules MCP · Compare two other plugins
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