Memory (Reference) vs Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents
Memory (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents is an MCP server published by theboringpeople.in. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Memory (Reference) |   Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:db0c2db07a44 Forks (GitHub): 11 839 Pulls (Docker Hub): 560 361 Stars (Docker Hub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 91 453 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Memory (Reference) | Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 453 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 560 361 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 839 (better) | 5 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/memory) | Remote server (api.theboringpeople.in/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/nbkdoesntknowcoding/mnema |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Memory (Reference)
Knowledge graph-based persistent memory system.
Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents
Self-hostable shared brain for you and your AI agents — docs, flows, meetings, decisions, rationale
How to run each
Memory (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio memory -- docker run -i --rm mcp/memoryMnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mnema https://api.theboringpeople.in/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Memory (Reference) · What it can do: Mnema — Shared Brain for You and Your AI Agents · Compare two other plugins
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