cortex vs honeycomb
cortex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Tomas Krajcik. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). honeycomb is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Honeycomb. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 hjertefolger/cortex | Listed Version: 2.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 173 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace legioncodeinc/honeycomb | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.22.1 Forks (GitHub): 15 Stars (GitHub): 118 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 | cortex | honeycomb |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 173 (better) | 118 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (worse) | 15 (better) |
| 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) | 4 | 8 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | 12 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hjertefolger/cortex | github.com/legioncodeinc/honeycomb |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-26 |
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
cortex
Persistent local memory for Claude Code. Longer sessions, cross-session recall, zero cloud.
honeycomb
Honeycomb Claude Code plugin — captures session activity and provides cross-session memory through the local daemon
How to run each
cortex As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add hjertefolger/cortex
/plugin install cortex@cortexhoneycomb As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add legioncodeinc/honeycomb
/plugin install honeycomb@honeycombCommands 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: cortex · What it can do: honeycomb · Compare two other plugins
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