forge vs SkillWorks MCP
forge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Tyler Technologies. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). SkillWorks MCP is an MCP server published by thecompound.tech. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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 |  SkillWorks MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 1.4.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 683 Downloads/week (npm): 1 065 Forks (GitHub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 74 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 420 Downloads/week (npm): 210 Forks (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) Stars (GitHub): 0 (last published figure) 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 | forge | SkillWorks MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 74 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 38 | 0 (last published figure) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-29 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@tylertech/forge-mcp) | On your machine (skillworks-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tyler-technologies-oss/forge | github.com/kyisaiah47/openlookup |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 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
forge
Tyler Forge design system skills and MCP servers
SkillWorks MCP
SkillWorks: Search published Claude Code skills, plugins and marketplaces.
How to run each
forge As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add tyler-technologies-oss/forge
/plugin install forge@tyler-forgeSkillWorks MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio skillworks -- npx -y skillworks-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: forge · What it can do: SkillWorks MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). 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.