design-is-code vs Planform MCP Server
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). Planform MCP Server is an MCP server published by ShirBarZur. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 1.0.7 No figure published 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 | Planform MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@shirbarzur/planform-mcp-server) |
| 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) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mossgreen/design-is-code-plugin | Not stated |
| 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
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.
Planform MCP Server
Create and manage Planform UML diagrams, nodes, and links. For VS Code and Cursor.
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-communityPlanform MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio planform-mcp -- npx -y @shirbarzur/planform-mcp-serverCommands 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: design-is-code · What it can do: Planform MCP Server · 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.