sandstorm vs windsor-ai
sandstorm is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Sandstorm-App. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). windsor-ai is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by windsor-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  sandstorm |  windsor-ai |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 1 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 | sandstorm | windsor-ai |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.sandstormapp.com/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.windsor.ai) |
| 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) | 1 | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/sandstorm-app/mcp-anthropic | github.com/windsor-ai/claude-windsor-ai-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-26 | Responded 5 days 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
sandstorm
Sandstorm MCP: Ad creative ops, AI generation, brand management. Create campaigns, generate visuals, manage scenes and concepts from your terminal.
windsor-ai
Connect Claude Code to 325+ business data sources via Windsor.ai. Query marketing, sales, CRM, ecommerce, finance, and analytics data from Google Ads, Meta, HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify, Stripe, and hundreds more — directly from your terminal.
How to run each
sandstorm As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install sandstorm@claude-communitywindsor-ai As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install windsor-ai@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only the endpoint of windsor-ai responded at the last daily 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: sandstorm · What it can do: windsor-ai · 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 public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.