skill-picker vs Rules MCP
skill-picker is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by qhuang20. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Rules MCP is an MCP server published by AKR1166. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  skill-picker | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 205 Downloads/week (npm): 38 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 | skill-picker | Rules MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 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 (@akr1166org/rules-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 6, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/qhuang20/skill-picker | github.com/akr1166/rules-mcp |
| 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
skill-picker
Compare AI coding skills head-to-head to find which one works best for your task. Run controlled A/B tests: same model (Claude Code), same tasks, different skills. Each candidate runs in an isolated worktree sub-agent. Output: a markdown comparison report with scores and a winner.
Rules MCP
MCP for rules/skills/knowledge evaluation for Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and Antigravity.
How to run each
skill-picker As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install skill-picker@claude-communityRules MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio rules-mcp -- npx -y @akr1166org/rules-mcpCommands 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
The marketplaces of skill-picker publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: skill-picker · What it can do: Rules MCP · 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.