hackshop vs Artel
hackshop is an MCP server published by hackshop.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Artel is an MCP server published by NicolasPrimeau. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  hackshop |  Artel |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.0.6 Downloads/month (npm): 586 Downloads/week (npm): 40 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.17.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.43.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 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 | hackshop | Artel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 9 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (www.hackshop.dev/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 7 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 10 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/nicolasprimeau/artel |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 35 h ago | 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
hackshop
Plan and build a physical body for your AI agent: boards, parts list, assembly and pairing.
Artel
Self-hosted shared-memory & coordination mesh for AI agent fleets. You host it; agents connect.
How to run each
hackshop As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http hackshop-mcp https://www.hackshop.dev/mcpRequires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret)
Artel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install artel@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only hackshop 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
The marketplaces of Artel publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: hackshop · What it can do: Artel · Compare two other plugins
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-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.