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research vs Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT

research is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑07.

research is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Grey Haven Studio. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT is an MCP server published by apurvsinghgautam. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. 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
MarketplaceresearchRobin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT
Community marketplace greyhaven-ai/claude-code-config Removed on 2026-11-07
Version: 2.1.0
Forks (GitHub): 5
Stars (GitHub): 31
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 3.1.0
Forks (GitHub): 1 484
Stars (GitHub): 7 942
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

research vs Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT
Factresearchno longer listed · Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT
Marketplaces that list it (differs)01
Stars (GitHub) (differs)317 942
Forks (GitHub) (differs)51 484
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (docker.io/apurvsg/robin:v3.1)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)7Not a bundle
Licence (differs)MITNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/greyhaven-ai/claude-code-configgithub.com/apurvsinghgautam/robin
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-202026-10-11

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 research

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

  • youdotcom-agent-skills

    You.com agent skills for web search, research with citations, and content extraction. Guided integrations for Vercel AI SDK, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, crewAI…

    by youdotcom-oss · Plugin bundle

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

  • firecrawl-research

    This skill should be used when the user requests to research topics using FireCrawl, enrich notes with web sources, sear

    by Gleb Kalinin · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • Parallel

    Search the web, read pages, research questions, and assess claims through Parallel's MCP server. Search, Fetch, and Decisions work without an account; Research requires sign-in…

    by Parallel Web Systems · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • AI Web Research & Research Brief Agent

    x402 cited web research and synthesis for agents. $1.99 per completed brief.

    by industrial-platform-ai · MCP server

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

  • exa

    Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.

    by Exa · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • hyperresearch

    Deep research skill for Claude Code. Bootstraps the hyperresearch CLI and hands off to its 16-step research pipeline.

    by Jordan Gibbs · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

research

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

API research and documentation retrieval using Firecrawl and Context7, with multi-agent synthesis capabilities

Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Dark web OSINT over Tor: search onion engines, scrape pages, report with your own model.

How to run each

research

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

Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio robin -- docker run -i --rm -v robin-investigations:/app/investigations docker.io/apurvsg/robin:v3.1 mcp

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: research · What it can do: Robin: AI-Powered Dark Web OSINT · Compare two other plugins

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