blacksmith vs microsoft-365-agents-toolkit
blacksmith is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑27.
blacksmith is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by juzser. No marketplace we read lists it any more. microsoft-365-agents-toolkit 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 2026-10-27. 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 |  microsoft-365-agents-toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace juzser/blacksmith | Removed on 2026-10-27 Version: 0.5.1 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 147 Stars (GitHub): 1 042 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 | blacksmithno longer listed · | microsoft-365-agents-toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 | 1 042 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 147 |
| 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 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 17 | Not published |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/juzser/blacksmith | github.com/microsoft/work-iq |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-24 | 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 blacksmith
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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karimo-harness-engineering-agent-orchestration
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Agentic Delivery OS - spec-driven software delivery
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An automation-first, Orca-supervised delivery protocol for coding agents.
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Multi-agent task orchestration for Claude Code. Decomposes complex development tasks into parallel Claude Code agents coordinated through dependency-aware waves with visual…
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Multi-agent framework for autonomous software development. A single ticket triggers a full pipeline: triage, planning, implementation, testing, PR, merge. Includes 23…
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Public Builder skills for docs-first discipline, autonomous execution, cross-agent review, local-first Rewind memory, efficient agent workflows, clear status recaps, Agent-Native…
What each says it does
blacksmith
The Blacksmith operator console: /bs plans an epic, drives a wave of agents through TDD, review and a merge queue, and audits a project on four axes. Needs the bs CLI from npm (@juzser/blacksmith).
microsoft-365-agents-toolkit
Toolkit for building Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents — scaffolding, JSON manifest development, and capability configuration.
How to run each
blacksmith
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
microsoft-365-agents-toolkit
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: blacksmith · What it can do: microsoft-365-agents-toolkit · 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.