phantom vs Audio
phantom is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by fadelabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Audio is an MCP server published by audiojs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. 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 |  Audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 39 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.10.0 Downloads/month (npm): 4 607 Downloads/week (npm): 936 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 323 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 | phantom | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 39 (worse) | 323 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 11 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (audio) |
| 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) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/fadelabs/phantom | github.com/audiojs/audio |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| 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
phantom
AI audio engineering system that turns Claude into a professional mix and mastering engineer. Point it at stems or a full mix, give it a reference track you want to sound like, and it handles the rest: diagnostics, session setup, mixing, effects, and mastering in Reaper. Backed by real-time spectral, loudness, dynamics, stereo, and phase analysis via the Phantom MCP server. 5 domain expert skills work together as a complete audio production pipeline: analyze first, set up the DAW, mix with measurement-backed decisions, add creative effects, and master to streaming specs.
Audio
Edit, analyze and convert audio: loudness, spec checks, denoise, EQ, cuts, BPM, key. No ffmpeg.
How to run each
phantom
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Audio As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio audio -- npx -y audioCommands 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: phantom · What it can do: Audio · 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 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.