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linear-project-manager vs MCP Task Orchestrator

linear-project-manager is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.

linear-project-manager is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Toolwright Contributors. No marketplace we read lists it any more. MCP Task Orchestrator is an MCP server published by jpicklyk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplacelinear-project-managerMCP Task Orchestrator
Community marketplace toolwright-adk/toolwright-monorepo Removed on 2026-10-15
Version: 0.1.0
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 1
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 3.16.0
Forks (GitHub): 25
Stars (GitHub): 209
Not marked · First seen
Docker MCP Catalog Not listed Listed
Version: sha256:eab0bb62611a
Forks (GitHub): 25
Stars (GitHub): 209
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

linear-project-manager vs MCP Task Orchestrator
Factlinear-project-managerno longer listed · MCP Task Orchestrator
Marketplaces that list it (differs)02
Stars (GitHub) (differs)1209
Forks (GitHub) (differs)025
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declares (differs)Not published42
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published7, secrets among them: 0
Parts of the bundle (differs)7Not a bundle
LicenceMITMIT
Repository (differs)github.com/toolwright-adk/toolwright-monorepogithub.com/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-142026-10-11

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of linear-project-manager

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

  • linear

    Linear issue tracking integration. Create issues, manage projects, update statuses, search across workspaces, and streamline your software development workflow with Linear's…

    by Linear · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-official · Describes nearly the same job

  • linear-claude-skill

    Manage Linear issues, projects, and teams directly from Claude Code. Create issues, update statuses, link projects to initiatives, and sync completed work.

    by wrsmith108 · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-community · Describes nearly the same job

  • linear-workspace

    Linear issue management for Claude Code — search, bulk operations, intelligent agents, config-driven curator.

    by Elnora AI · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • linear

    Managing Linear issues, projects, and teams. Use when working with Linear tasks, creating issues, updating status, querying projects, or managing team workflows.

    by Will Smith · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • linear

    Managing Linear issues, projects, and teams

    by Ben Drucker · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • Linear

    Search, create and update Linear issues, projects, and initiatives. Draft PRDs, write updates, analyze customer requests, and keep plans up to date — all from within ChatGPT

    by Linear Orbit, Inc · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins) · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

linear-project-manager

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Plan, bootstrap, and manage Linear projects using both linear-bootstrap and official Linear MCP tools together

MCP Task Orchestrator

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Server-enforced workflow discipline for AI agents: work items, dependency graphs, quality gates

How to run each

linear-project-manager

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

MCP Task Orchestrator As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio task-orchestrator -- docker run -i --rm -v mcp-task-data:/app/data ghcr.io/jpicklyk/task-orchestrator:3.16.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of linear-project-manager publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of linear-project-manager publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: linear-project-manager · What it can do: MCP Task Orchestrator · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built