sprite-gen vs Atelier
sprite-gen is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nakzyu. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Atelier is an MCP server published by marmikshah. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  sprite-gen |  Atelier |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 693e428 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 14 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 | sprite-gen | Atelier |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 14 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (ghcr.io/marmikshah/atelier:0.2.0) |
| 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 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/nakzyu/sprite-gen | github.com/marmikshah/atelier |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-16 |
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
sprite-gen
Generate and manage 2D game sprites using Google Gemini's image generation. This plugin acts as a creative director — it asks about your art style, view angle, and game context before crafting an optimized prompt for Gemini. Supports single sprite generation, anchor-frame based sprite sheets, and sprite management (list, delete, organize). Uses Gemini subscription via browser cookie authentication, no API key needed.
Atelier
Offline, headless pixel-art editor: draw, animate, inspect, and export sprites and fonts.
How to run each
sprite-gen As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install sprite-gen@claude-communityAtelier As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio atelier -- docker run -i --rm --mount type=volume,src=atelier-data,dst=/data ghcr.io/marmikshah/atelier:0.2.0Commands 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: sprite-gen · What it can do: Atelier · 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.