1. bernstein
1,329 stars-14 this week
The open-source governance layer for AI agents: write the rules declaratively, Bernstein enforces them and produces the verifiable…
paperclip alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like paperclipai/paperclip
paperclip has 107,918 stars, gained 2,564 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 27, 2026; the top pick, bernstein, has 1,329 stars and lost 14 in 7 days.
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How they compare
Flowy lists 282 other Agent Orchestration plugins like paperclip, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paperclipThis page | 107,918 | +2,564 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 22 skills, 4 agents, 1 MCP server |
| 1bernstein | 1,329 | -14 | Oct 25, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 26 skills, 1 agent, 3 commands, 1 hook, 1 MCP server |
| 2claudekit | 763 | 0 | Mar 31, 2026 | MIT | 35 agents, 24 commands |
| 3the-claude-protocol | 348 | 0 | Feb 6, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 7 agents |
| 4pi-agent-dashboard | 335 | not available | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 12 agents |
| 5bigpowers | 283 | +15 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 81 skills, 1 hook, 1 MCP server |
| 6earlyaidopters-claudeclaw | 173 | 0 | Apr 14, 2026 | not available | 6 skills |
| 7houston | 119 | not available | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 1 agent |
| 8claude-task-master | 28,273 | +13 | Apr 28, 2026 | not available | 3 agents, 49 commands, 1 MCP server |
| 9archon | 23,781 | +38 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 13 agents, 19 commands |
| 10holaos | 11,433 | -20 | Oct 25, 2026 | not available | 3 skills |
| 11omnigent | 11,067 | +130 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 29 skills |
| 12kyegomez-swarms | 7,317 | +38 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill |
The 12 closest alternatives
2. claudekit
763 stars0 this week
Smart guardrails and workflow automation for Claude Code - catch errors in real-time, save checkpoints, and enhance AI coding with expert…
3. the-claude-protocol
348 stars0 this week
Enforcement-first orchestration for Claude Code.
4. pi-agent-dashboard
335 stars
One browser tab to command an army of pi agents.
5. bigpowers
283 stars+15 this week
Agent skills synthesizing 17 years of software engineering discipline — from Clean Code to AI-native architecture — into a single…
6. earlyaidopters-claudeclaw
173 stars0 this week
Your Claude Code CLI, delivered to your phone via Telegram.
7. houston
119 stars
Open source platform for AI-native products.
8. claude-task-master
28,273 stars+13 this week
An AI-powered task-management system you can drop into Cursor, Lovable, Windsurf, Roo, and others.
9. archon
23,781 stars+38 this week
The first open-source harness builder for AI coding.
10. holaos
11,433 stars-20 this week
Open-source agentic workspace enterprises can make their own.
11. omnigent
11,067 stars+130 this week
Omnigent is an open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness: orchestrate Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, and custom agents — swap…
12. kyegomez-swarms
7,317 stars+38 this week
Swarms is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Questions about paperclip alternatives
What is the best alternative to paperclip?
bernstein is the first of 12 alternatives to paperclip by shared technologies: it has 1,329 stars (behind paperclip), lost 14 stars this week and ships 26 skills against 22 for paperclip.
Which paperclip alternative has the most skills?
bigpowers has the most, with 81 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. paperclip has 22.
Is paperclip free?
Yes. paperclip is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.