claude-for-hardware vs Qodo
claude-for-hardware is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑03.
claude-for-hardware is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Midstall. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Qodo is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by qodo-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. 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 |   Qodo | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace lilithsemi/claude-for-hardware | Removed on 2026-11-03 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 24 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.8 Forks (GitHub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 59 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 | claude-for-hardwareno longer listed · | Qodo |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 24 | 59 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 8 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-06 |
| 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) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 21 | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/lilithsemi/claude-for-hardware | github.com/qodo-ai/qodo-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| 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 claude-for-hardware
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Hardware solution design skills and workflows for embedded and hardware engineers.
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AI-powered hardware development platform — design, verify, synthesize, release, and deploy working RTL with natural language. 20 agents, 27 skills, 8 IP blocks.
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An AI coding skill (Claude Code / Codex / OpenClaw) that turns natural language into production-ready Vivado / Vitis HLS / Vitis Unified / PetaLinux scripts. Describe what you…
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Hardware and EDA toolkit. Drives the KiCad CLI for schematic/PCB export and checks, and OpenSCAD for parametric 3D/2D part design and STL/DXF/PNG output.
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Design for Test — scan insertion, ATPG, MBIST, JTAG boundary scan
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SystemVerilog RTL design — module planning, coding standards, lint, CDC, synthesis check
What each says it does
claude-for-hardware
Skills for hardware design, bring-up, verification, and tapeout
Qodo
Qodo setup, code intelligence, and review workflows.
How to run each
claude-for-hardware
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Qodo As a Codex plugin
codex plugin marketplace add openai/pluginsCommands 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: claude-for-hardware · What it can do: Qodo · 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/openai/plugins/blob/HEAD/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.