paper-desktop vs Agent-Native Design
paper-desktop is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by paper-design. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Agent-Native Design is an MCP server published by BuilderIO. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  paper-desktop |  Agent-Native Design |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 36 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 654 Stars (GitHub): 7 174 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 | paper-desktop | Agent-Native Design |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 36 (worse) | 7 174 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (worse) | 654 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (127.0.0.1/mcp) | Remote server (design.agent-native.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/paper-design/agent-plugins | github.com/builderio/agent-native |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | Responded 34 h ago, requires a key |
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
paper-desktop
Design on a canvas that Claude can read and write to — built on web standards.
Agent-Native Design
Agent-Native design tool - create and edit visual designs with agent assistance
How to run each
paper-desktop As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install paper-desktop@claude-communityAgent-Native Design As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http agent-native-design https://design.agent-native.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Agent-Native Design 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: paper-desktop · What it can do: Agent-Native Design · 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.