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aiqbee vs io.github.yBookoff/thebrain

aiqbee is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Aiqbee. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.yBookoff/thebrain is an MCP server published by yBookoff. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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
Marketplaceaiqbeeio.github.yBookoff/thebrain
Community marketplace aiqbee/aiqbee-ai Listed
Version: 1.0.1
Forks (GitHub): 2
Stars (GitHub): 7
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 0.3.0
Downloads/month (npm): 714
Downloads/week (npm): 74
Forks (GitHub): 1
Stars (GitHub): 8
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

aiqbee vs io.github.yBookoff/thebrain
Factaiqbeeio.github.yBookoff/thebrain
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)7 (worse)8 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)2 (better)1 (worse)
Last release (differs)Not published2026-10-14
Where it runs (differs)Remote server (mcp.aiqbee.com/mcp)On your machine (thebrain-mcp-server)
Transport (differs)Streamable HTTPstdio
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)Not published7, secrets among them: 1
Parts of the bundle (differs)2Not a bundle
Licence (differs)MITNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/aiqbee/aiqbee-aigithub.com/ybookoff/thebrain-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days22
First seen (differs)2026-10-132026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)Responded 4 days ago, requires a keyno remote endpoint we check

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

aiqbee

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Connect to Aiqbee's AI-powered knowledge graph. Search, create, and link neurons across your architecture, portfolio, and digital strategy brains.

io.github.yBookoff/thebrain

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

MCP server for TheBrain 15: search by meaning, graph traversal and batch writes over the local API

How to run each

aiqbee As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add aiqbee/aiqbee-ai
/plugin install aiqbee@aiqbee-marketplace

io.github.yBookoff/thebrain As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "THEBRAIN_API_KEY=<YOUR_THEBRAIN_API_KEY>" --transport stdio thebrain -- npx -y thebrain-mcp-server

Requires: THEBRAIN_API_KEY (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only aiqbee has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

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 aiqbee publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: aiqbee · What it can do: io.github.yBookoff/thebrain · 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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