Memory vs memory-mcp
Memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Frad LEE. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). memory-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Michael Denyer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 fradser/dotclaude | Listed Version: 0.1.5 Forks (GitHub): 51 Stars (GitHub): 596 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace michael-denyer/memory-mcp | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 14 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 | Memory | memory-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 596 (better) | 14 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 51 (better) | 2 (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) | Not published | 4 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 17 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/fradser/dotclaude | github.com/michael-denyer/memory-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-14 |
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
Memory
Active memory writing during conversation, plus manual /memory:consolidate with theme clustering, ground-truth prune, adversarial pass, and machine validator — no auto-consolidation
memory-mcp
Persistent memory for Claude Code with hot cache instant recall and semantic search. Give your AI assistant a second brain.
How to run each
Memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add fradser/dotclaude
/plugin install memory@frad-dotclaudememory-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add michael-denyer/memory-mcp
/plugin install memory-mcp@memory-mcp-marketplaceCommands 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: Memory · What it can do: memory-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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