rayfin vs sq
rayfin is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces). sq is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Todd Papaioannou. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  rayfin |  sq |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.4.2 Forks (GitHub): 73 Stars (GitHub): 654 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace neilotoole/sq | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 44 Stars (GitHub): 2 574 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 | rayfin | sq |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 654 (worse) | 2 574 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 73 (better) | 44 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.githubcopilot.com/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/rayfin | github.com/neilotoole/sq |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-30 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 27 h ago, requires authentication | no remote endpoint we check |
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
rayfin
Getting-started router skill for Rayfin - scaffold a new app with the Rayfin CLI, then use the version-locked skill installed in the project.
sq
Agent skill for using the sq CLI after install; progressive driver references and links to sq.io docs.
How to run each
rayfin As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add microsoft/rayfin
/plugin install rayfin@rayfin-skillssq As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add neilotoole/sq
/plugin install sq@sq-ioCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only rayfin 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: rayfin · What it can do: sq · 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.