claude-memory vs Where Was I
claude-memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Valentino Stoll. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Where Was I is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by sebastianbreguel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 |  Where Was I | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace codenamev/claude_memory | Listed Version: 0.13.2 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 27 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 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 | claude-memory | Where Was I |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 27 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (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 | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 9 | 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 15 | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/codenamev/claude_memory | github.com/sebastianbreguel/engram |
| 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
claude-memory
Long-term memory for Claude Code. Recalls architecture, conventions, and decisions across sessions, plus an episodic observation log of what happened — so Claude explains your codebase without file traversal, follows your patterns, learns from corrections, and never re-asks what it already learned.
Where Was I
Persistent memory for Claude Code — at ~350 tokens ambient cost, with no Docker, no API keys, and no MCP servers. Engram captures your sessions structurally on PreCompact (zero LLM cost), extracts atomic memories via a single lightweight LLM digest (preferences, practices, current context), and detects emergent patterns from your history — files you always edit together, recurring errors, tool usage anomalies — stored as an auditable Obsidian-compatible wiki. Key features: • Per-project handoff notes — at session start you get a narrative message from the last session in this project • Atomic UPSERT memories keyed by topic — latest wins, no drift, no embeddings • Emergent pattern detection (co-edits, error recurrence, project streaks, tool anomalies) • Durable preferences stay global; ephemeral context is scoped per project • 4-flag CLI surface: --stats, --query, --memories, --forget • Everything local: SQLite at ~/.claude/memory.db, markdown wiki at ~/.claude/patterns/
How to run each
claude-memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add codenamev/claude_memory
/plugin install claude-memory@claude-memory-marketplaceWhere Was I As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install enam@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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: claude-memory · What it can do: Where Was I · 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.