design-is-code vs Glif
design-is-code is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by mossgreen. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Glif is an MCP server published by glif.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  design-is-code |  Glif |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.11.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 33 Stars (GitHub): 214 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:3f93ddceeb99 Forks (GitHub): 33 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 597 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 214 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 | design-is-code | Glif |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 214 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 19 597 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 33 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 10 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 11 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mossgreen/design-is-code-plugin | github.com/glifxyz/glif-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
design-is-code
Transform UML sequence diagrams and decision tables into Java tests and code. The DisC methodology applies London-school TDD to AI code generation: every design arrow becomes a verify test and every decision-table row becomes one leaf test, so mockist tests pin call structure, order, and arguments — leaving no room for AI interpretation. Phase 1 generates tests from the design; Phase 2 derives the implementation from the tests alone. Currently supports Java + Spring Boot with PlantUML sequence diagrams and Markdown decision tables.
Glif
Generate images, video, and audio with Glif's media-generation agent
How to run each
design-is-code As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install design-is-code@claude-communityGlif As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of design-is-code publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of design-is-code publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: design-is-code · What it can do: Glif · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. 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.