blue-collar-governance vs Catalyst Governance
blue-collar-governance is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by TDE6541. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Catalyst Governance is an MCP server published by Stratogenic-AI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  blue-collar-governance |  Catalyst Governance |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 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 | blue-collar-governance | Catalyst Governance |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (catalyst.stratogenic.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 24 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 59 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tde6541/blue-collar-governance-plugin | github.com/stratogenic-ai/catalyst-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 307 (4 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
blue-collar-governance
Deterministic AI governance runtime for Claude Code. 22 JavaScript engines compute governance decisions before the AI agent sees them — no LLM involvement in governance logic. 19 lifecycle event handlers covering prompt intake, tool execution, subagent verification, compaction integrity, config protection, and session teardown. Includes post-session verification (Foreman's Walk), append-only forensic evidence chain, three-tier autonomy control (FULL_AUTO / SUPERVISED / HARD_STOP), and operator-facing skills for governance visibility. 388 golden tests. Zero external dependencies. Fail-closed architecture: exit code 2 blocks, not prompts. Built for operators who need governance they can trust, not governance they have to hope Claude follows.
Catalyst Governance
Governance middleware for AI agents: permission gates, approvals, compliance scanning, audit ledger.
How to run each
blue-collar-governance As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install blue-collar-governance@claude-communityCatalyst Governance As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http catalyst https://catalyst.stratogenic.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: X-API-Key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Catalyst Governance 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: blue-collar-governance · What it can do: Catalyst Governance · Compare two other plugins
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