Vanguard Advisor Tools vs RiskModels
Vanguard Advisor Tools is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Vanguard-oss. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). RiskModels is an MCP server published by BlueWaterCorp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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 |  Vanguard Advisor Tools |  RiskModels |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 560 Downloads/week (npm): 389 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 | Vanguard Advisor Tools | RiskModels |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.vanguard.com/advisors) | Remote server (riskmodels.app/api/mcp/sse) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| 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 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/vanguard-oss/vanguard-advisor-tools | github.com/bluewatercorp/riskmodels_api |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | Responded 18 h 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
Vanguard Advisor Tools
Vanguard Advisor Tools for financial professionals: research and compare funds and ETFs across the industry and prepare for client conversations, using Vanguard's advisor connector in Claude.
RiskModels
Dividend-adjusted US equity total returns, risk decomposition, attribution & ETF hedge ratios
How to run each
Vanguard Advisor Tools As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install vanguard-advisor-tools@claude-plugins-officialRiskModels As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http riskmodels https://riskmodels.app/api/mcp/sseCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only RiskModels 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: Vanguard Advisor Tools · What it can do: RiskModels · Compare two other plugins
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. 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.