conductor vs Desktop Commander
conductor is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑29.
conductor is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Bryan Lackey. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |   Desktop Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace lackeyjb/claude-conductor | Removed on 2026-10-29 Version: 1.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 15 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 629 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 10 146 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 | conductorno longer listed · | Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 7 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 15 | 10 146 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 240 629 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 1 268 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 26 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 16 | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/lackeyjb/claude-conductor | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-26 | 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 conductor
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Multi-agent development harness for Claude Code. Your AI has speed; we give it direction — through living specs and focused specialist agents.
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Turn Claude Code into an autonomous software development team — 16 specialized agents, documentation-first pipeline, TDD slices in parallel waves, and 9 quality gates.
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Story Driven Development workflow for Claude Code. Keeps your documentation and code in sync via status tracking and git-diff-based prompts.
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Accelerates software delivery by automating SDLC stages inside Claude Code — Claude facilitates writing specs and designing architecture, then autonomously builds implementation…
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Unified toolkit for Context-Driven Development with spec-first planning, TDD workflow, and OKF knowledge bundles.
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Test-Driven Generation plugin for Claude Code
What each says it does
conductor
Context-Driven Development framework for Claude Code
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
How to run each
conductor
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of conductor publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: conductor · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.