wikimoth vs Desktop Commander
wikimoth is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.
wikimoth is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Julian Geymonat. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Desktop Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace juliangeymonat-jpg/wikimoth | Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 0.2.3 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Pulls (Docker Hub): 240 629 Stars (Docker Hub): 22 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 267 Stars (GitHub): 10 161 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 | wikimothno longer listed · | Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 7 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | 10 161 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 240 629 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 267 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-22 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 26 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 5 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | 7 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/juliangeymonat-jpg/wikimoth | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of wikimoth
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Session memory lifecycle for Claude Code. Structured handoffs between sessions, workstreams to switch context without losing it, background watcher (Haiku) that captures decisions…
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Persistent memory for Claude Code that survives /clear, machine switches, and team handoffs. Hosted memory backend with hybrid retrieval (vector + BM25 + RRF), Ebbinghaus temporal…
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Cross-session memory for Claude Code projects via two in-repo docs: SESSION_PRIMER.md (current state) and LEARNINGS.md (hard-won bugs).
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Observing MCP + read-only console for lean-memory: store and search agent memories from Claude Code, then verify the supersession spine, per-hit score breakdown, and provenance…
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Keep Claude Code auto-memory lean. Triage (delete/archive/distill) memory files without losing forward-looking truth. Pairs with caveman.
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Persistent memory for Claude Code powered by Cognis. Automatically loads relevant context at the start of every session and saves session summaries when you stop — so Claude…
What each says it does
wikimoth
Deterministic, token-minimal memory for Claude Code: capture each session as a [[wikilink]] note (edges computed by code, not a model) and recall connected notes at boot.
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
How to run each
wikimoth
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of wikimoth publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: wikimoth · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.