backlog vs io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board
backlog is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
backlog is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by iowarp. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board is an MCP server published by GhostlyGawd. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.4.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace iowarp/clio-coder | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.4.2 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.14.0 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 | backlogno longer listed · | io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (https://github.com/GhostlyGawd/engineering-board/releases/download/v1.14.0/engineering-board-mcp.mcpb) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/iowarp/clio-coder | github.com/ghostlygawd/engineering-board |
| 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 backlog
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Break down epics into user stories with Humanizing Work split patterns.
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Drive work from written specifications: author and update spec files, derive GitHub issues and epics, break down features and test plans, write product requirements, and refine a…
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Quickly swipe through backlog issues to triage decisions like assign, needs-info, defer, close, or ignore.
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Quickly swipe through backlog issues to triage decisions like assign, needs-info, defer, close, or ignore.
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Context-Driven Development: draft specs and plans before implementation. Structured workflows for features and fixes.
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Plan-only mode and GitHub-issue-to-Beads workflow. Provides planning without auto-execution and structured work decomposition into Beads epics, tasks, and sub-tasks with…
What each says it does
backlog
Turns a finished PRD or architecture doc into a ticket backlog of small stories with verifiable acceptance criteria, confirmed, then created as GitHub issues or in another configured tracker. Not for local sprint slicing into a SPRINT.md; use cut-it.
io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board
Repository-owned engineering pattern intelligence - 19 MCP tools over stdio.
How to run each
backlog
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board
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
The marketplaces of backlog publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: backlog · What it can do: io.github.GhostlyGawd/engineering-board · Compare two other plugins
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