switchboard vs joai
switchboard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Hamza Zafar. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). joai is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by joai-plugins. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 |  joai | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace hamzafer/claude-code-mods | Listed Version: 0.3.3 Forks (GitHub): 41 Stars (GitHub): 372 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | switchboard | joai |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 372 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 41 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-24 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (cortex.joai.ai/mcp/apps/joai) |
| 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) | Not published | 2 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hamzafer/claude-code-mods | github.com/joai-plugins/joai |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-20 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 days ago, requires a key |
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
switchboard
Picks the model for each subagent that names none, with OpenAI's Decisions API or Jev, from its short label only. One line per spawn above the prompt; /route shows each pick and what each subagent cost.
joai
JoAi is a platform for creating and managing your own AI agents.
How to run each
switchboard As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add hamzafer/claude-code-mods
/plugin install switchboard@claude-code-modsjoai As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install joai@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only joai 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: switchboard · What it can do: joai · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.