better-compact vs io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory
better-compact is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AshishKumar4. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory is an MCP server published by sumanaddanki. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ashishkumar4/better-compact | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 16 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.5.0 Downloads/month (npm): 188 Downloads/week (npm): 27 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 | better-compact | io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 16 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (sumapro.quadframe.work/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ashishkumar4/better-compact | github.com/sumanaddanki/suma-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 404 (28 h ago) |
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
better-compact
Context pruning for Claude Code through the better-compact daemon: keeps long sessions lean without losing recallable history.
io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory
Persistent memory for Claude Code and Cursor. Stop re-explaining your project every session.
How to run each
better-compact As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add ashishkumar4/better-compact
/plugin install better-compact@better-compactio.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http suma-memory https://sumapro.quadframe.work/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: SUMA_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory 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 better-compact publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: better-compact · What it can do: io.github.sumanaddanki/suma-memory · Compare two other plugins
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