accountsos vs Afriref: cited government reference data
accountsos is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by paulgosnell. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Afriref: cited government reference data is an MCP server published by afriref.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  accountsos |   Afriref: cited government reference data |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.6.1 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 | accountsos | Afriref: cited government reference data |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (accounts-os.com/api/mcp) | Remote server (afriref.dev/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) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/paulgosnell/accountsos-cowork-plugin | github.com/3l-groupconsulting/afriref-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 6 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 days ago | Responded 45 h ago |
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
accountsos
AI-native UK accounting for limited companies and sole traders. Track transactions, manage VAT, monitor HMRC deadlines, log expenses, and handle invoices through natural language. Auto-fires UK tax knowledge skills (Corporation Tax, VAT, MTD, BADR, capital allowances) verified for the 2026/27 tax year. Pairs with your AccountsOS account via API key — connects to your live books so Claude can read balances, create transactions, check deadlines and answer UK tax questions with gov.uk source citations.
Afriref: cited government reference data
Cited official data: tax, VAT, CPI, policy rates, wages, holidays, FX. 128 countries+EU, 7 regions.
How to run each
accountsos As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install accountsos@claude-communityAfriref: cited government reference data As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http reference-data https://afriref.dev/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of accountsos nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: accountsos · What it can do: Afriref: cited government reference data · 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.