open-crab vs housekeeping
open-crab is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by jay2zxy. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). housekeeping is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by yoelf22. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  open-crab |  housekeeping |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1d8c5ab Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | open-crab | housekeeping |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (open-crab) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jay2zxy/open-crab | github.com/yoelf22/claude-housekeeping-plugin |
| 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
open-crab
Self-maintaining system toolkit for Claude Code 4 commands: /daily (patrol scheduler), /disk-clean (current directory cleanup), /security (system security scan), /evolve (plugin self-healing) Cross-platform: Windows / macOS / Linux Self-improving loop: daily logs feed back into evolve for automatic command maintenance
housekeeping
Keep your Claude Code configuration under version control with zero friction. The /houseKeeping command detects changes to your ~/.claude directory – settings, memory files, skills, hooks – stages everything, commits with a descriptive message, and pushes to your remote. Never lose a config tweak again.
How to run each
open-crab As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install open-crab@claude-communityhousekeeping As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install housekeeping@claude-communityCommands 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 housekeeping publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: open-crab · What it can do: housekeeping · Compare two other plugins
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.