Comparison

modern-web-guidance vs io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory

io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑14.

modern-web-guidance is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GoogleChrome. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory is an MCP server published by gbatistuta0. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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
Marketplace	modern-web-guidance	io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Listed Version: 0.0.194 Forks (GitHub): 95 Stars (GitHub): 2 493 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Listed Version: 0.0.194 Forks (GitHub): 95 Stars (GitHub): 2 493 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot	Listed Version: 0.0.179 Forks (GitHub): 95 Stars (GitHub): 2 493 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-14 Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 (last published figure) Stars (GitHub): 5 (last published figure) Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

modern-web-guidance vs io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory
Fact	modern-web-guidance	io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactoryno longer listed · 2026-10-14
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	4	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	2 493	5 (last published figure)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	95	1 (last published figure)
Last release (differs)	2026-10-16	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Installs as a plugin bundle	On your machine (appfactory)
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)	2	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/googlechrome/modern-web-guidance	github.com/gbatistuta0/appfactory
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	6	2
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11

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 io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory

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

ShipSwift

40+ production-ready SwiftUI recipes for building full-stack iOS apps via MCP.

by signerlabs · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
swiftforge io.github.jrlingyin888/swiftforge

Curated, current SwiftUI components (incl. iOS 26 Liquid Glass) for your AI coding agent.

by jrlingyin888 · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Build iOS Apps

Build iOS apps with workflows for App Intents, SwiftUI UI work, Simulator mirroring in the Codex in-app browser, performance profiling, leak investigation, and simulator debugging.

by OpenAI · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins) · Describes nearly the same job
app-manager app.lance/app-manager

App Store Connect operator for AI agents: icons, TestFlight builds, listings, IAP, rejection fixes.

by lance.app · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
App Store Release

Ship an iOS app to App Store review: readiness report, idempotent pipeline, submit.

by beydemirfurkan · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
appstore-connect io.github.SardorbekR/appstore-connect

MCP server for Apple's App Store Connect API. Manage apps, TestFlight, and more.

by SardorbekR · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

modern-web-guidance

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

Keep your coding agent up to date with the latest web best practices

io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Lets your coding agent ship a SwiftUI iOS subscription app from idea to TestFlight.

How to run each

modern-web-guidance As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code

/plugin install modern-web-guidance@claude-plugins-official

io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory

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: modern-web-guidance · What it can do: io.github.gbatistuta0/appfactory · 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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 2026-10-18. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.