archify vs CloudArch
archify is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
archify is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. CloudArch is an MCP server published by cloud-arch.ru. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  CloudArch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 92 Downloads/week (npm): 13 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 | archifyno longer listed · | CloudArch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@cloud-arch/mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder | github.com/lamp-labs/cloud-arch |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 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 archify
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What each says it does
archify
Validated interactive system maps and diagrams as standalone HTML from a typed JSON spec, for one of five diagram types (architecture, workflow, sequence, dataflow, lifecycle). Use when the user asks to visualize architecture, a workflow, a call sequence, a data pipeline, or a state machine, or to map this repository. Not for ad hoc drawings or slide art, and not for Mermaid output; use the artifact tool for plain Markdown.
CloudArch
Create and update live animated architecture diagrams on CloudArch from a prompt or script.
How to run each
archify
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
CloudArch As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CLOUDARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_CLOUDARCH_API_KEY>" --transport stdio cloudarch -- npx -y @cloud-arch/mcp-serverRequires: CLOUDARCH_API_KEY (secret)
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
The marketplaces of archify publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: archify · What it can do: CloudArch · Compare two other plugins
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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.