agent-memory vs Memory Kernel
agent-memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Keshab0310. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Memory Kernel is an MCP server published by Artem362. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  agent-memory |  Memory Kernel |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | agent-memory | Memory Kernel |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 3 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (amormorri-memory-kernel) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/keshab0310/agent-memory | github.com/artem362/memory-kernel |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
agent-memory
Save 60-90% on LLM token costs with intelligent memory compression. agent-memory automatically compresses tool output into structured observations, shares context across agents via a memory bus, and injects only relevant memory into each prompt — keeping your token budget under control. Features: auto-compression hooks (PostToolUse), token-budgeted context injection (SessionStart), semantic search via FTS5, cross-session persistence, and a token economics dashboard showing compression ratios and savings.
Memory Kernel
Local-first memory for AI agents: SQLite FTS5, deterministic recall, no vector DB, no cloud.
How to run each
agent-memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install agent-memory@claude-communityMemory Kernel As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio memory-kernel -- uvx amormorri-memory-kernelCommands 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 agent-memory asks for
AGENT_MEMORY_DATAPYTHONPATH
Only Memory Kernel asks for
MEMORY_KERNEL_DB
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: agent-memory · What it can do: Memory Kernel · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.