brooks-lint vs Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis
brooks-lint is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by hyhmrright. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis is an MCP server published by ashfordeOU. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  brooks-lint |  Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.4.3 Forks (GitHub): 72 Stars (GitHub): 1 530 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.21.0 Downloads/month (npm): 616 Downloads/week (npm): 235 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 29 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 | brooks-lint | Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 530 (better) | 29 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 72 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (grasp-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hyhmrright/brooks-lint | github.com/ashfordeou/grasp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
brooks-lint
Code quality diagnosis using principles from six classic software engineering books (The Mythical Man-Month, Clean Code, A Philosophy of Software Design, Working Effectively with Legacy Code, xUnit Test Patterns, The Art of Unit Testing). Surfaces decay risks across four review modes: PR Review, Architecture Audit, Tech Debt Assessment, and Test Quality Review. Every finding follows the Iron Law: Symptom → Source → Consequence → Remedy — grounding each issue in a named principle from the books.
Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis
Codebase analysis: dependency graphs, security scanning, and refactor plans for GitHub and GitLab.
How to run each
brooks-lint As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install brooks-lint@claude-communityGrasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio grasp -- npx -y grasp-mcp-serverCommands 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: brooks-lint · What it can do: Grasp — Code Architecture & Dependency Analysis · Compare two other plugins
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