guard vs com.gitkraken/gk-cli
guard is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by TracineHQ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). com.gitkraken/gk-cli is an MCP server published by gitkraken.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  guard |  com.gitkraken/gk-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.1.77 Downloads/month (npm): 111 154 Downloads/week (npm): 25 086 Forks (GitHub): 373 Stars (GitHub): 459 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 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 | guard | com.gitkraken/gk-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 459 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 373 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@gitkraken/gk) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 8 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tracinehq/guard | github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
guard
PreToolUse hooks for Claude Code that deny dangerous shell, git, and credential commands before they run: `rm -rf /` shapes, `git push --force`, `python -c` / `node -e` eval, pipe-to-shell, live credentials (`gh auth token`, `aws sts get-session-token`, `op read`), `git -c core.hooksPath=…` injection, silent commit reuse (`git commit -C HEAD~1`, `--reuse-message`). Each deny names the rule and prints a one-line override (`guard allowlist allow-command …`); decisions stream to a JSONL log the optional CLI reads (`pipx install tracine-guard`, then `guard noisy --since 24h` or `guard trace <session>`). Apache-2.0, no third-party deps. Defense in depth alongside Claude Code's own permissions — especially valuable for autonomous agent windows where no human is present to answer an ASK, so denies act as a hard floor. Not a sandbox or exfiltration boundary; see SECURITY.md.
com.gitkraken/gk-cli
The GitKraken MCP Server for managing repos, PRs, issues across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and more.
How to run each
guard As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install guard@claude-communitycom.gitkraken/gk-cli As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio gk-cli -- npx -y @gitkraken/gk mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
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: guard · What it can do: com.gitkraken/gk-cli · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.