SkillRoute by JEStats vs mcp-skill-search
SkillRoute by JEStats is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by JEStats. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). mcp-skill-search is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by PettHa. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 |  mcp-skill-search | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jestatsio/skillroute | Listed Version: 0.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 42 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | SkillRoute by JEStats | mcp-skill-search |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 42 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@skillroute/mcp-server) | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jestatsio/skillroute | github.com/pettha/mcp-skill-search |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-23 | 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
SkillRoute by JEStats
Find the right skills for your next task. SkillRoute indexes your local SKILL.md library and returns ranked matches with confidence, reasons, and source evidence.
mcp-skill-search
A "ToolSearch for skills" — searches your SKILL.md files by keyword, exact name, or required-term filter so the model can fetch full skill descriptions on demand. Mirrors Claude Code's internal ToolSearch scoring algorithm 1:1, but for skills instead of MCP tools. Pairs with two bundled slash-commands: /optimize-skill-context sets SLASH_COMMAND_TOOL_CHAR_BUDGET=1 to free Claude Code's ~1% skill-description budget (forcing names-only mode), and /restore-skill-descriptions reverses it. Slash-commands keep working; descriptions are fetched on demand via skill_search when relevant. Repo-aware: skills under the current git-root's .claude/skills/ get a +5 score boost over same-named skills from other repos, so search ranking respects which project you're working in.
How to run each
SkillRoute by JEStats As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jestatsio/skillroute
/plugin install skillroute@skillroute-marketplacemcp-skill-search As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mcp-skill-search@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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: SkillRoute by JEStats · What it can do: mcp-skill-search · 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/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.