Comparison
Ballast vs Claude Hud
Claude Hud has more GitHub stars (28,591 vs 72). Claude Hud was updated more recently (last commit 2d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Ballast
Builds up to a goal in a field you have no expertise in: splits it into the foundations that goal actually needs, mobilizes what you already hold, learns what is missing, and…
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/plugin marketplace add svy04/ballast
Claude Hud
A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress
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/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud| Metric | Ballast | Claude Hud |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 72 | 28,591 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +35 |
| Forks | 10 | 1,344 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 1mo ago | 2d ago |
| Created | Aug 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Categories | Memory & knowledge | Memory & knowledge, AI & LLM tooling |