blue-collar-governance vs GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture
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). GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture is an MCP server published by knowledgepa3. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.4.4 Downloads/month (npm): 410 Downloads/week (npm): 60 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 | GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 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 | Remote server (gia.aceadvising.com/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/knowledgepa3/gia-mcp-server |
| 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 | Not responding since 2026-10-23 |
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.
GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture
Runtime AI governance: decision gates, human approval, hash-chained audit, compliance mapping.
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-communityGIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http gia-mcp-server https://gia.aceadvising.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture 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: GIA — Governed Intelligence Architecture · Compare two other plugins
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