membase vs Memex — Local AI Memory
membase is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Membase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Memex — Local AI Memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Shvmvrshny. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  Memex — Local AI Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace aristoapp/membase | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 | Memex — Local AI Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| 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 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 8 | 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 27 | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aristoapp/membase | github.com/shvmvrshny/memex |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 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
membase
Connect Claude Code to Membase persistent memory over MCP — memory search and store, wiki, and session handoffs.
Memex — Local AI Memory
Local AI memory system for Claude Code and Cursor. Remembers your preferences, decisions, and project context across sessions using a Go HTTP service and Qdrant vector database running locally in Docker. All data stays on your machine — nothing is sent to the cloud.
How to run each
membase As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add aristoapp/membase
/plugin install membase@membase-pluginsMemex — Local AI Memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install memex@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
The marketplaces of Memex — Local AI Memory publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: membase · What it can do: Memex — Local AI Memory · 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.