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robrain vs io.github.kayalie/studycards

robrain is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Rory Plans. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.kayalie/studycards is an MCP server published by kayalie. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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

Where each is published
Marketplacerobrainio.github.kayalie/studycards
Community marketplace adelinamart/robrain Listed
Version: 2.4.9
Forks (GitHub): 5
Stars (GitHub): 82
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.3.0
Downloads/month (npm): 243
Downloads/week (npm): 41
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

robrain vs io.github.kayalie/studycards
Factrobrainio.github.kayalie/studycards
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)82No figure on GitHub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)5No figure on GitHub
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleOn your machine (@studycards/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published2, secrets among them: 1
Hooks it runs (differs)3Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)3Not a bundle
Licence (differs)Apache-2.0Not stated
Repository (differs)github.com/adelinamart/robrainNot stated
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)20
First seen (differs)2026-10-122026-10-11

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

robrain

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Deterministic decision capture + pre-task veto warnings from your self-hosted RoBrain stack

io.github.kayalie/studycards

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Flashcards for Claude: create, edit and study StudyCards decks with FSRS spaced repetition.

How to run each

robrain As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add adelinamart/robrain
/plugin install robrain@robrain

io.github.kayalie/studycards As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "STUDYCARDS_API_KEY=<YOUR_STUDYCARDS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio studycards -- npx -y @studycards/mcp

Requires: STUDYCARDS_API_KEY (secret)

Commands 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

The marketplaces of robrain publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: robrain · What it can do: io.github.kayalie/studycards · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

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