Eigenwise Toolshed: pricing, features, alternatives

Eigenwise Toolshed is a Claude Code plugin marketplace with six independent plugins. The repo Eigenwise/eigenwise-toolshed is MIT, created 2026-06-13. On 2026-09-09 GitHub listed 72 stars and 12 forks. r/ClaudeAI surfaced it next to other Claude Code operating kits. Docs live at eigenwise.github.io/eigenwise-toolshed. The site eigenwise.io resolved on 2026-09-09.

Compare Claude Plugins if you needed the official /plugin mechanism, Claude Code if you still needed the host, or Andon if you wanted a Lean defect cord instead of six plugins.

Key Features

Codebase Mapper: README says it builds a small project map, loads it at session start, and refreshes parts touched by changes.
Live Rules: re-injects matching rules when they apply, so conditional guidance stays out of unrelated work.
Sidequest: tracks work as tickets, claims changes before work starts, dispatches independent work, and gates results on verification before integration.
Model Gateway: adds supported ChatGPT/Codex and Grok subscription models to Claude Code's /model picker through a local gateway. Sidequest can route across Claude models without it.
Observability: records selected session and tool metadata locally, with per-project opt-in and optional sinks. No plugin activation opts a project into telemetry by itself.
Quartermaster: guided setup, health checks, and an updater that refreshes recorded Toolshed installs at their original scope.

Limitation: plugins run only inside Claude Code. Model Gateway needs provider access plus a local process. An open session still needs /reload-plugins after plugin code changes. 72 stars is a heat signal, not an audit.

Use Cases

Claude Code users who re-teach the same repository every morning.
People running parallel side work who need tickets and an owner before two agents edit one tree.
Teams that already pay for Codex or Grok and want those models in /model without leaving Claude Code.

Pricing

Piece	Price	Notes from first-party pages 2026-09-09
eigenwise-toolshed	$0	MIT. About 72 stars. Optional Ko-fi / GitHub Sponsors.
Host	Confirm that product	Claude Code plugin marketplace. Model Gateway also needs the provider seat.

Getting Started

In a project, /plugin marketplace add Eigenwise/eigenwise-toolshed.
/plugin install quartermaster@eigenwise-toolshed --scope project then /reload-plugins.
/quartermaster:setup and approve the plan item by item.
Install one plugin directly if you already know the job: sidequest, model-gateway, observability, codebase-mapper, live-rules, or quartermaster.

First-party resource: Getting started.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to install all six?

No. README says use one, a few, or all six. None requires the others.

Does Observability phone home?

README says local metadata, per-project opt-in, optional sinks. Activation of other plugins does not turn it on.

User vs project scope?

--scope project is the documented default example. --scope user follows you across repos. --scope local stays out of shared settings. The updater follows the recorded scope.

Alternatives

Claude Plugins: the official marketplace Andon and Toolshed both hang on.
Andon: Lean memory plus a false-"done" Stop hook, not six plugins.
Claude Hooks: raw Stop / PreToolUse if you wanted to write the hook yourself.

Tips

Start with Quartermaster. Do not enable Model Gateway until you have the provider seat.
Reload plugins after an install. Process-level gateway wiring may need a new Claude Code process.
Keep Observability off until a project actually opts in.

Conclusion

Eigenwise Toolshed is the six-plugin Claude Code kit r/ClaudeAI was next to: maps, live rules, tickets, extra models, local usage, and a guided installer. Start at the GitHub repo. If you only needed the official plugin docs, open Claude Plugins instead.