mengram vs ai-memory-reader
mengram is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ali Baizhanov. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). ai-memory-reader is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by nvwalj. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  ai-memory-reader | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alibaizhanov/mengram | Listed Version: 0.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 35 Stars (GitHub): 204 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | mengram | ai-memory-reader |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 204 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 35 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mengram.io/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alibaizhanov/mengram | github.com/nvwalj/aimr-claude-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 28 h ago | no 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
mengram
Persistent memory for Claude Code that survives /clear, machine switches, and team handoffs. Hosted memory backend with hybrid retrieval (vector + BM25 + RRF), Ebbinghaus temporal decay, and importance weighting. Same memory available across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT.
ai-memory-reader
Adds /aimr slash command that opens CLAUDE.md and other AI agent memory files in AI Memory Reader — a free open-source native macOS & iOS app with markdown rendering, file tree, in-page find, and edit mode. Complements the internal claude-md-management plugin (which writes/improves CLAUDE.md) by providing a polished native viewer.
How to run each
mengram As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add alibaizhanov/mengram
/plugin install mengram@mengramai-memory-reader As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install ai-memory-reader@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only mengram 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: mengram · What it can do: ai-memory-reader · 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-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.