visual-explainer vs dataink
visual-explainer is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nicobailon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). dataink is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by oh-da. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (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 |  dataink | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.8.1 Forks (GitHub): 673 Stars (GitHub): 10 380 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 3.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | visual-explainer | dataink |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 10 380 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 673 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer | github.com/oh-da/dataink |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 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
visual-explainer
An agent skill that turns complex terminal output into styled HTML pages you actually want to read.
dataink
AI skills for effective data communication — visualization, storytelling, and infographic design based on Tufte, Few, and Knaflic methodologies
How to run each
visual-explainer
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
dataink As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install dataink@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: visual-explainer · What it can do: dataink · Compare two other plugins
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.