modern-web-guidance vs dev.stepcode/stepcode
modern-web-guidance is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GoogleChrome. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). dev.stepcode/stepcode is an MCP server published by stepcode.dev. 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 |  modern-web-guidance | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.0.190 Forks (GitHub): 91 Stars (GitHub): 2 466 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 0.0.190 Forks (GitHub): 91 Stars (GitHub): 2 466 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.0.179 Forks (GitHub): 91 Stars (GitHub): 2 466 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
| Fact | modern-web-guidance | dev.stepcode/stepcode |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 466 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 91 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (stepcode.dev/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/googlechrome/modern-web-guidance | github.com/people-analyst/stepcode |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
modern-web-guidance
Keep your coding agent up to date with the latest web best practices
dev.stepcode/stepcode
Read-only MCP access to stepcode.dev's how-to corpus: analysis pages by tool.
How to run each
modern-web-guidance As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install modern-web-guidance@claude-plugins-officialdev.stepcode/stepcode As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http stepcode https://stepcode.dev/api/mcpCommands 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: modern-web-guidance · What it can do: dev.stepcode/stepcode · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/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.