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goalt vs Pencil

goalt is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

goalt is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Furkan Yanteri. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Pencil is an MCP server published by pencilink. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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

Where each is published
MarketplacegoaltPencil
Community marketplace goal-t/goaltree Removed on 2026-10-15
Version: 0.6.3
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.0.0
No figure published
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

goalt vs Pencil
Factgoaltno longer listed · Pencil
Marketplaces that list it (differs)01
Stars (GitHub) (differs)0No figure on GitHub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)0No figure on GitHub
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (app.pencil.ink/api/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Hooks it runs (differs)1Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)3Not a bundle
Licence (differs)Apache-2.0Not stated
Repository (differs)github.com/goal-t/goaltreeNot stated
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)40
First seen (differs)2026-10-132026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checkResponded 35 h 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 goalt

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

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    by mmorris35 · MCP server

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    Transform project issues into execution-ready implementation plans with risk prediction, wave-based organization, and TDD workflow.

    by wrsmith108 · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

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  • Astravue MCP

    Manage projects, tasks, time tracking, and team collaboration through natural language.

    by astravue.com · MCP server

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Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

goalt

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

A multi-parent, value-propagating goal tree for planning and tracking work, with a live visual dashboard.

Pencil

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Manage tasks, projects, roadmaps, files, meetings, and team workflows with AI tools.

How to run each

goalt

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Pencil As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http pencil https://app.pencil.ink/api/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only Pencil 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: goalt · What it can do: Pencil · Compare two other plugins

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