trunk vs Verdict QA
trunk is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by trunk-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Verdict QA is an MCP server published by ArtJack. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  trunk |  Verdict QA |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 61ff1c2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.90.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 838 Downloads/week (PyPI): 250 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | trunk | Verdict QA |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.trunk.io/mcp) | On your machine (verdict-qa-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 6 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | 21 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/trunk-io/claude-code-plugin | github.com/artjack/verdict |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
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
trunk
Flaky test detection, root cause analysis, and fix suggestions for development teams. Connects to the Trunk MCP server to analyze flaky tests in your CI pipeline, explain why they're flaky, and suggest targeted fixes.
Verdict QA
Read-only MCP server over Verdict QA state: verdicts, findings, flaky quarantine, history.
How to run each
trunk As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install trunk@claude-communityVerdict QA As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio verdict -- uvx verdict-qa-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: trunk · What it can do: Verdict QA · 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.