microsoft-foundry vs Artel
microsoft-foundry is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Artel is an MCP server published by NicolasPrimeau. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  microsoft-foundry |  Artel |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.14 Forks (GitHub): 261 Stars (GitHub): 2 054 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.17.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.43.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | microsoft-foundry | Artel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 054 (better) | 9 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 261 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 10 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/foundry-dev-tools | github.com/nicolasprimeau/artel |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
microsoft-foundry
Skills and interactive Copilot canvas for designing, configuring, testing and deploying agents to Microsoft Foundry.
Artel
Self-hosted shared-memory & coordination mesh for AI agent fleets. You host it; agents connect.
How to run each
microsoft-foundry
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Artel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install artel@claude-communityCommands 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: microsoft-foundry · What it can do: Artel · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. 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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.