membase vs shipwright-brain
membase is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by aristoapp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). shipwright-brain is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by shipwright-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  membase |  shipwright-brain |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.0 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 | membase | shipwright-brain |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| 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 (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 19 | 3 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aristoapp/claude-membase | github.com/shipwright-ai/shipwright-brain |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
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
membase
Membase connects Claude Code to Membase Cloud, giving Claude persistent memory and wiki workflows across coding sessions. It can recall relevant prior context before prompts, save durable project decisions and user preferences, and search stable wiki documents while you work. The plugin includes slash commands, MCP tools, project-aware recall, optional summary capture, and privacy safeguards for avoiding secrets, raw source files, and private blocks.
shipwright-brain
Persistent memory for Claude Code. Markdown files, no database. Brain remembers ideas, decisions, features, and progress across sessions so Claude doesn't start from zero every time.
How to run each
membase As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install membase@claude-communityshipwright-brain As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install shipwright-brain@claude-communityCommands 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
Only membase asks for
MEMBASE_CLAUDE_PLUGIN
Only shipwright-brain asks for
CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATANODE_PATH
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: membase · What it can do: shipwright-brain · Compare two other plugins
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.