mash-multi-agent-software-harness vs io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp
mash-multi-agent-software-harness is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by dmarchevsky. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp is an MCP server published by forkflux. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  mash-multi-agent-software-harness |  io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 133 Downloads/week (PyPI): 71 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | mash-multi-agent-software-harness | io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 6 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (forkflux-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dmarchevsky/mash | github.com/forkflux/forkflux |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
mash-multi-agent-software-harness
MASH (Multi-Agent Software Harness) is a structured development framework for Claude Code that manages the full software lifecycle — from idea to tested, committed code. It orchestrates four specialized AI personas (Init, Plan, Dev, QA) that work in sequence with strict boundaries: planning personas interact with you to capture intent, while implementation personas run as isolated sub-agents that write code and tests autonomously. Features are tracked through a clear lifecycle (CREATED → DEV_READY → WIP → DONE), with automatic retry logic (up to 3 attempts) and failure analysis fed back into subsequent attempts. All specs live in .mash/plan/ as the single source of truth — immutable during development. Key features: - Interactive planning that asks clarifying questions before writing specs - Isolated dev and QA sub-agents with strict read/write boundaries - Git workflow options: per-feature worktrees or current branch - Auto-commit after QA pass, or manual git control - Feature retry with failure context prop
io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp
Self-hosted multi-agent collaboration and audit layer for AI-assisted engineering teams
How to run each
mash-multi-agent-software-harness As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mash-multi-agent-software-harness@claude-communityio.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "FORKFLUX_API_KEY=<YOUR_FORKFLUX_API_KEY>" --transport stdio forkflux-mcp -- uvx forkflux-mcpRequires: FORKFLUX_API_KEY (secret)
Commands 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 mash-multi-agent-software-harness publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mash-multi-agent-software-harness · What it can do: io.github.forkflux/forkflux-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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