the-life-edit vs devcoach
the-life-edit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mabu-of-sapporo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). devcoach is an MCP server published by UltimaPhoenix. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 |  the-life-edit |  devcoach |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 6.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.7.1 Downloads/month (npm): 4 647 Downloads/week (npm): 88 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | the-life-edit | devcoach |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (devcoach) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| 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) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mabu-of-sapporo/the-life-edit | github.com/ultimaphoenix/dev-coach |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 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
the-life-edit
A Claude plugin that keeps YOU as the subject of the conversation, not the AI. Contains the "think-with-you" skill — a 12-axis sensor architecture (cube) with a named ②observer function for self-monitoring, designed to make Claude a calmer, less pushy thinking partner. The goal is the user's graduation — when they no longer need this skill — not their continued engagement. Empirically grounded in Anthropic Interpretability research (2026), Tsui Self-Correction Bench (2025), PKU CoT Monitor+ (2025). Free, Apache-2.0, free-tier compatible.
devcoach
Progressive in-context technical coaching in your AI agent — one local, free lesson per task.
How to run each
the-life-edit As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install the-life-edit@claude-communitydevcoach As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio devcoach -- npx -y devcoachCommands 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: the-life-edit · What it can do: devcoach · 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.