plugin-manager vs panoply
plugin-manager is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by DVKolm. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). panoply is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by fordaaaa. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  plugin-manager |  panoply |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace fordaaaa/panoply | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 24 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 | plugin-manager | panoply |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 24 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.context7.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) | 1 | 22 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dvkolm/claude-plugin-manager | github.com/fordaaaa/panoply |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 39 h ago |
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
plugin-manager
Visual web UI for managing Claude Code plugins. Opens as a standalone browser window with an Anthropic-styled interface. Browse all installed plugins with detailed views of skills, agents, commands, hooks, MCP servers, and modes. Toggle plugins enabled/disabled with one click. Search across plugin names, descriptions, and skill names. Filter by source (Official/Community) and status. Explore the marketplace with available plugins. Features dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, toast notifications, SSE live updates, and secure localhost-only auth.
panoply
An arsenal of slash commands and MCP servers for AI agents — written once, compiled to Claude Code, opencode, and Cursor.
How to run each
plugin-manager As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install plugin-manager@claude-communitypanoply As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add fordaaaa/panoply
/plugin install panoply@panoplyCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only panoply 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: plugin-manager · What it can do: panoply · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.