claude-mem vs Mneme Memory
claude-mem is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alex Newman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Mneme Memory is an MCP server published by modusensus. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  Mneme Memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alamator/claude-memory | Listed Version: 12.1.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 717 Downloads/week (npm): 267 Forks (GitHub): 21 Stars (GitHub): 148 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 | claude-mem | Mneme Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 148 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 21 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mneme-memory) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 9 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 15 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | AGPL-3.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alamator/claude-memory | github.com/slow-stack/mneme |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| 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
claude-mem
Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions
Mneme Memory
Cross-session memory for AI coding agents via six tools; local-first SQLite store.
How to run each
claude-mem As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add alamator/claude-memory
/plugin install claude-mem@thedotmackMneme Memory As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mneme-memory -- npx -y mneme-memoryCommands 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: claude-mem · What it can do: Mneme Memory · Compare two other plugins
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