hames vs Firekeep
hames is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
hames is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Baek Labs. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Firekeep is an MCP server published by kapella-hub. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Firekeep | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace baek-labs/hames | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 3.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 413 Downloads/week (PyPI): 186 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | hamesno longer listed · | Firekeep |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-26 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (firekeep-client) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 4 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | BUSL-1.1 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/baek-labs/hames | github.com/kapella-hub/firekeephq |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of hames
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Swarm orchestration workflows, curated knowledge skills, tiered worker agents, and fail-soft guardrail hooks.
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Cross-model AI agent communication protocol. Connect Claude, Codex, and Gemini agents through a shared file-based messaging layer. Features include: control tower orchestration…
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A personal RAG database you build from chat, so AI creates work that sounds like you.
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Build and maintain a persistent AI-tended research wiki. Includes MCP server with 49 tools, slash commands, sub-agents, and an auto-context-injection hook.
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Persistent knowledge workspace for AI agents. Versioned files, search, and MCP tools.
What each says it does
hames
A user-shaped AI workspace with automatic indexes and built-in workflows
Firekeep
Self-hosted operating layer for AI agents: knowledge, continuity, coordination, and governance.
How to run each
hames
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Firekeep As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio firekeep -- uvx firekeep-client gateway --runtime genericCommands 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: hames · What it can do: Firekeep · Compare two other plugins
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.