mdbrain vs Claude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk)
mdbrain is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by chanjoongx. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Claude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk) is an MCP server published by eaisdevelopment. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  mdbrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.4.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 232 Downloads/week (npm): 61 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 | mdbrain | Claude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@essentialai/cc-bridge-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 6, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 7 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/chanjoongx/mdbrain | github.com/eaisdevelopment/cc-bridge-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
mdbrain
A native Claude Code extension that prevents AI from over-refactoring your intentional code. Combines XML-structured protocols (BRAIN/CRAFT/PERF) with a 16-entry false-positive catalog, enforced by a five-layer Safety Net: permissions deny list, PreToolUse hook, tool-scoped subagents, path-scoped rules, and behavioral protocols. Coexists non-destructively with existing CLAUDE.md and memory/.
Claude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk)
MCP bridge for inter-session communication between Claude Code instances
How to run each
mdbrain As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mdbrain@claude-communityClaude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio cc-bridge-mcp-server -- npx -y @essentialai/cc-bridge-mcp-serverCommands 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 mdbrain publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mdbrain · What it can do: Claude Code Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk) · Compare two other plugins
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