Pick peers the way buyers do
Category first (SEO, testing, docs), then overlap in commands and audience (agencies vs indie hackers). Stars alone will pull popular but unrelated tools into your set.
Cap the shortlist at three. Deeper comparison beats a spreadsheet of twenty names you will never re-check.
What to compare each month
Command surface and examples, sub-skill map, MCP requirements, release cadence, and tone of docs (practitioner vs hype).
Run the same sample task across peers. Note where each one is sharper — that is your gap list, not your insecurity list.
Automate the boring part
AuditHQ can discover peer Claude plugins by category and keep score history so competitive moves show up in a timeline instead of a panicked Twitter screenshot.