branch-closeout vs fabric-skills
branch-closeout is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
branch-closeout is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. fabric-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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
| Marketplace |  fabric-skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-coder | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 368 Stars (GitHub): 1 281 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 | branch-closeoutno longer listed · | fabric-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 1 281 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 368 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 33 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder | github.com/microsoft/skills-for-fabric |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 6 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 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 branch-closeout
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Safely deletes merged git branches, local and remote, and their worktrees. A read-only scan proves each merge by merge commit or by the merged PR's head sha; only the approved…
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Audits, preserves and recovers local Git state before cleanup: unpushed or wrong-branch commits, dirty worktrees, duplicate clones, stashes, dangling commits, squash-merge…
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Enforces worktree + branch + PR pattern for all development. /b:b creates isolated git worktrees, spawns parallel agents for multi-task work, and opens PRs with correct base…
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Claude Code mod that decides core git operations per worktree (reads, commits, pushes, destructive commands) while settings denies still win, and routes branch creation through…
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Git transaction workflow — open a branch as an integrity boundary, drive OpenSpec through the change, and squash-merge it back only when clean, with guard hooks keeping protected…
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Effortless git worktrees for parallel development with automatic environment setup
What each says it does
branch-closeout
Proves merged work on the canonical base, inspects and removes associated worktrees through Git, deletes local branches safely, and audits surviving repository refs. Not for creating worktrees; use worktree-create. Not for integrating branches; use worktree-merge.
fabric-skills
Complete bundle: all Microsoft Skills for Fabric for developers and consumers.
How to run each
branch-closeout
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
fabric-skills
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: branch-closeout · What it can do: fabric-skills · 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/github/copilot-plugins/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.