claude-context vs planning-with-files
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- planning-with-files is growing faster: +590 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +60 for claude-context.
- Pick claude-context for: code search MCP for Claude Code. Pick planning-with-files for: persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks.
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claude-contextopen-source
Code search MCP for Claude Code. Make entire codebase the context for any coding agent.
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planning-with-filesopen-source
Persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks
Metrics
| claude-context | planning-with-files | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 12.6k | 27.3k |
| Star velocity /mo | 60 | 590 |
| Commits (90d) | 3 | 228 |
| Releases (6m) | 0 | 10 |
| Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI) | — | 2.7K |
| Overall score | 0.32840845556512543 | 0.7798501915116138 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, claude-context or planning-with-files?
- planning-with-files has more GitHub stars (27,264 vs 12,586).
- Which is more actively developed, claude-context or planning-with-files?
- planning-with-files had more commits in the last 90 days (228 vs 3).
- Should I use claude-context or planning-with-files?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.