agent-loops vs octo
agent-loops is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gaasher. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). octo is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nyldn. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  octo | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace gaasher/agent-loop-skills | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 19 Stars (GitHub): 177 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 9.61.0 Forks (GitHub): 402 Stars (GitHub): 4 278 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 | agent-loops | octo |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 177 (worse) | 4 278 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 19 (worse) | 402 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 41 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 25 | 134 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gaasher/agent-loop-skills | github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 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
agent-loops
Drop-in agentic loop skills (autoresearch, literature & writing, data, optimization, red-team, power analysis). Skills install namespaced as agent-loops:<name>.
octo
Multi-LLM orchestration for Claude Code and Cowork. Coordinates 8 AI providers (Codex, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, OpenRouter, Copilot, Qwen, Ollama) through structured Double Diamond workflows with adversarial review and 75% consensus gates. 30+ specialized personas, 40+ slash commands, 50 + skills. Just say what you need — the smart router picks the right workflow.
How to run each
agent-loops As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add gaasher/agent-loop-skills
/plugin install agent-loops@agent-loop-skillsocto As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install octo@claude-communityCommands 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: agent-loops · What it can do: octo · 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.