genie vs scout
genie is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
genie is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AI Hub Contributors. No marketplace we read lists it any more. scout is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by shidoyu. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  scout | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace dodobrands/ai-hub | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | genieno longer listed · | scout |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.exa.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dodobrands/ai-hub | github.com/shidoyu/scout |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 days ago |
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 genie
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
-
Route web searches and AI tasks through agy with Gemini models. Native search_web grounding with source citations.
-
Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
-
Search and discover any API using natural language. 163+ providers with auto-discovery.
-
Multi-step web research with citations via Perplexity's Agent API. Standard library only.
-
Make your knowledge agent-ready. One MCP endpoint, 5 connectors, 3 search modes.
-
Exa AI web search, deep research, and content extraction. Provides MCP tools and research skills for comprehensive web search, people discovery, company research, academic papers…
What each says it does
genie
Genie API integration for AI-powered search and data retrieval
scout
Web search and content fetching with privacy-aware tool selection. Turns vague questions into optimized multi-engine queries, evaluates result quality, and re-searches when needed. Includes HyDE semantic search via Exa and automatic privacy classification for URL fetching.
How to run each
genie
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
scout As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install scout@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only scout 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: genie · What it can do: scout · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.