cycle vs pipeline
pipeline is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑22.
cycle is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by George-RD. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). pipeline is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Haytham Zahran. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace george-rd/claude-next-level | Not seen in the last pass Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace h-zahran/delivery-kit | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-22 Version: 1.6.2 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | cycle | pipelineno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | 7 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/george-rd/claude-next-level | github.com/h-zahran/delivery-kit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-20 |
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 pipeline
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Pull request workflows: create, update, babysit CI, and reviewer follow-up
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Git workflow automation (commit, PR, branching, changelog)
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Git workflow automation, pull request enhancement, and team onboarding processes
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Git workflow automation, pull request enhancement, and team onboarding processes
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Conventional Git automation, advanced repository management, and GitFlow workflow automation for feature, hotfix, and release branches with post-finish cleanup
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Makes a repo agent-ready with AGENTS.md, boundary tests, CI pipeline, and GC scripts based on OpenAI's harness engineering methodology
What each says it does
cycle
Unified PR review system: /cycle:pr shepherds one or many PRs through review with dispatch-and-poll fix agents, worktree management, and CodeRabbit patterns.
pipeline
Takes one feature from idea to reviewed pull request — spec, plan, build, review, ship — stopping to ask you at every step that leaves your machine. Requires spec-kit in the target repository.
How to run each
cycle As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add george-rd/claude-next-level
/plugin install cycle@claude-next-levelpipeline
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands 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: cycle · What it can do: pipeline · Compare two other plugins
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.