pulser vs SKILL.md Lint
pulser is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by TheStack-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). SKILL.md Lint is an MCP server published by moltlinestudio.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  pulser |   SKILL.md Lint |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 6724078 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 18 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.0 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 | pulser | SKILL.md Lint |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (mcp.moltlinestudio.com/skillmd-lint) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/thestack-ai/pulser | github.com/garphengate/moltline-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 | 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
pulser
Lint and diagnose Claude Code SKILL.md files against Anthropic's 8 best-practice rules. Scans frontmatter, description quality, file size, gotchas, allowed-tools, structure, conflicts, and usage hooks. Auto-classifies skill types and generates fix prescriptions. Installs as a skill — say "check my skills" or /pulser to run
SKILL.md Lint
Lint a SKILL.md for frontmatter, structure, secrets and size. All 6 tools free.
How to run each
pulser As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install pulser@claude-communitySKILL.md Lint As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http skillmd-lint https://mcp.moltlinestudio.com/skillmd-lintCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only SKILL.md Lint 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: pulser · What it can do: SKILL.md Lint · 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.