Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory vs Selvedge
Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by EvoMap. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Selvedge is an MCP server published by masondelan. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. 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 |  Selvedge | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace evomap/evolver-claude-code-plugin | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 18 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.17 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 004 Downloads/week (PyPI): 58 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 25 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 | Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory | Selvedge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 18 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (selvedge) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | 9 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/evomap/evolver-claude-code-plugin | github.com/masondelan/selvedge |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-18 | 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
Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory
Persistent, auditable evolution memory for the Claude Code agent — recalls what worked, detects improvement signals, records outcomes. Powered by the Genome Evolution Protocol (GEP).
Selvedge
Persistent decision memory for AI agents: rationale, rejected approaches, and entity history.
How to run each
Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add evomap/evolver-claude-code-plugin
/plugin install evolver@evolverSelvedge As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio selvedge -- uvx --from selvedge selvedge-server selvedgeCommands 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
Only Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory asks for
A2A_HUB_URLA2A_NODE_IDEVOMAP_PROXY_PORT
Only Selvedge asks for
SELVEDGE_DB
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Evolver — Self-Evolving Agent Memory · What it can do: Selvedge · 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.