Obsidian vs Where Was I
Obsidian is an MCP server published by MarkusPfundstein. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Where Was I is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by sebastianbreguel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |   Obsidian |  Where Was I |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0eba4c05742a Forks (GitHub): 505 Pulls (Docker Hub): 142 284 Stars (Docker Hub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 4 473 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Obsidian | Where Was I |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 473 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 142 284 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 505 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/obsidian) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/markuspfundstein/mcp-obsidian | github.com/sebastianbreguel/engram |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
Obsidian
MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin.
Where Was I
Persistent memory for Claude Code — at ~350 tokens ambient cost, with no Docker, no API keys, and no MCP servers. Engram captures your sessions structurally on PreCompact (zero LLM cost), extracts atomic memories via a single lightweight LLM digest (preferences, practices, current context), and detects emergent patterns from your history — files you always edit together, recurring errors, tool usage anomalies — stored as an auditable Obsidian-compatible wiki. Key features: • Per-project handoff notes — at session start you get a narrative message from the last session in this project • Atomic UPSERT memories keyed by topic — latest wins, no drift, no embeddings • Emergent pattern detection (co-edits, error recurrence, project streaks, tool anomalies) • Durable preferences stay global; ephemeral context is scoped per project • 4-flag CLI surface: --stats, --query, --memories, --forget • Everything local: SQLite at ~/.claude/memory.db, markdown wiki at ~/.claude/patterns/
How to run each
Obsidian As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY=<YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio obsidian -- docker run -i --rm -e OBSIDIAN_API_KEY mcp/obsidianRequires: OBSIDIAN_API_KEY (secret)
Where Was I As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install enam@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Where Was I publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Where Was I publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Obsidian · What it can do: Where Was I · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.