obsidian-brain vs box
obsidian-brain is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by abhattacherjee. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). box is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by box. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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-brain |  box |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace abhattacherjee/obsidian-brain | Listed Version: 3.8.1 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 7 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-brain | box |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 7 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 7 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 23 | 10 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/abhattacherjee/obsidian-brain | github.com/box/skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 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-brain
Persistent brain for Claude Code sessions using Obsidian.
box
Work with your Box content directly from Claude Code — search files, organize folders, collaborate with your team, and use Box AI to answer questions, summarize documents, and extract data without leaving your workflow.
How to run each
obsidian-brain As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add abhattacherjee/obsidian-brain
/plugin install obsidian-brain@obsidian-brain-repobox As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install box@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: obsidian-brain · What it can do: box · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/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.