membase vs Knowl
membase is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by aristoapp. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). Knowl is an MCP server published by dat999zx. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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 |  Knowl |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.25.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 623 Downloads/week (npm): 335 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 95 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 | Knowl |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 2 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 95 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 7 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 19 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aristoapp/claude-membase | github.com/dat999zx/knowl |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago, requires a key |
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.
Knowl
Persistent memory for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Facts retire when they change.
How to run each
membase As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install membase@claude-communityKnowl As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http knowl https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Knowl 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 Knowl publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: membase · What it can do: Knowl · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.