context-engineering vs Zihin
context-engineering is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑24.
context-engineering is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Andrew Novykov. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Zihin is an MCP server published by zihin.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-02. 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 |  Zihin | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace endorphin-ai/hasbrains-agent-kit | Removed on 2026-10-24 Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 575 Downloads/week (npm): 69 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 | context-engineeringno longer listed · | Zihin |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (llm.zihin.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/endorphin-ai/hasbrains-agent-kit | github.com/zihin-ai/zihin-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key |
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 context-engineering
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Mission Planner, Agent Creator, Skill Creator, and Librarian — the complete Forge suite for science-backed AI team assembly
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10 AI agent engineering skills: knowledge base injection, entity memory, multi-model routing, proactive intelligence, MCP servers, parallel orchestration
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Transform Claude Code into an autonomous AI development powerhouse with persistent task management, intelligent agents, and automatic work discovery
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Skills for using AI itself well — picking the right tool, delegating to it, briefing it with context, designing AI workflows, verifying its output, and catching its mistakes.
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Commands and skills for writing and refining commands, hooks, skills for Claude Code, includes Anthropic Best Practices and Agent Persuasion Principles that can be useful for…
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Swarm orchestration workflows, curated knowledge skills, tiered worker agents, and fail-soft guardrail hooks.
What each says it does
context-engineering
Context engineering for AI agents — AI-optimized second-brain skills, durable pipeline state for multi-agent handoffs, and expert prompt building.
Zihin
Chat with your Zihin.ai agents, list them and load platform skills from any MCP client.
How to run each
context-engineering
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Zihin As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http zihin https://llm.zihin.ai/mcp --header "X-Api-Key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: ZIHIN_API_KEY (secret), X-Api-Key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Zihin 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
The marketplaces of context-engineering publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: context-engineering · What it can do: Zihin · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.