rails-query vs BuiltOnRails
rails-query is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by lewispb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). BuiltOnRails is an MCP server published by nauman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  rails-query |  BuiltOnRails |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | rails-query | BuiltOnRails |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 25 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (builtonrails.com/mcp/sse) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | SSE |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/lewispb/rails-query-skill | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 40 h ago |
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
rails-query
Run read-only database queries against Ruby on Rails 8.2+ app's database via rails query — ActiveRecord or SQL, schema/model introspection, EXPLAIN, pagination, and remote execution via Kamal.
BuiltOnRails
Stack intelligence from real production Rails apps. Compare gems, scan a Gemfile.
How to run each
rails-query As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install rails-query@claude-communityBuiltOnRails As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport sse builtonrails https://builtonrails.com/mcp/sseCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only BuiltOnRails has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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: rails-query · What it can do: BuiltOnRails · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.