mcp-memory-service vs claude-mem
mcp-memory-service is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by doobidoo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). claude-mem is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alex Newman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace doobidoo/mcp-memory-service | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 364 Stars (GitHub): 2 043 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace juanluislozadagx/claude-men | Not listed | Listed Version: 9.0.12 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 50 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 | mcp-memory-service | claude-mem |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 043 (better) | 50 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 364 (better) | 13 (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) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 5 | 10 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | 8 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | AGPL-3.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/doobidoo/mcp-memory-service | github.com/juanluislozadagx/claude-men |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-24 |
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
mcp-memory-service
Semantic memory for Claude Code sessions
claude-mem
Persistent memory system for Claude Code - context compression across sessions
How to run each
mcp-memory-service As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add doobidoo/mcp-memory-service
/plugin install mcp-memory-service@mcp-memory-serviceclaude-mem As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add juanluislozadagx/claude-men
/plugin install claude-mem@thedotmackCommands 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 claude-mem publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mcp-memory-service · What it can do: claude-mem · Compare two other plugins
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