shepherd vs patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents
shepherd is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
shepherd is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Dheeraj Gopinath. No marketplace we read lists it any more. patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents is an MCP server published by SaiNarayana-B. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace dheerajgopi/claude-shepherd | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 0.8.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.7 Downloads/month (PyPI): 108 Downloads/week (PyPI): 18 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | shepherdno longer listed · | patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (patchwork-conventions) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dheerajgopi/claude-shepherd | github.com/sainarayana-b/patchwork |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-11 |
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 shepherd
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Feature-centric development framework for Claude Code — brainstorm, plan, build, and verify with structured workflows
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Senior craftsman methodology for Claude Code. 22 commands, 12 specialized agents, and automated hooks that enforce DDD, Clean Architecture, and TDD practices. Includes 3-level…
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Story Driven Development workflow for Claude Code. Keeps your documentation and code in sync via status tracking and git-diff-based prompts.
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Evidence-first Claude Code plugin for repeatable, spec-driven development workflows.
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Comprehensive feature development workflow with specialized agents for codebase exploration, architecture design, and quality review
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Multi-agent development harness for Claude Code. Your AI has speed; we give it direction — through living specs and focused specialist agents.
What each says it does
shepherd
Engineering workflow skills and commands for Claude Code, with mechanical guardrails enforced by hooks. Currently ships the strict spec-implement skill.
patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents
Scan any codebase, generate CONVENTIONS.md, expose conventions as MCP tools for AI agents.
How to run each
shepherd
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio patchwork -- uvx patchwork-conventionsCommands 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: shepherd · What it can do: patchwork — Codebase Conventions for AI Agents · Compare two other plugins
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