ember-memory vs Make0 Brain
ember-memory is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by KindledFlameStudios. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Make0 Brain is an MCP server published by make0-official. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. 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 |  ember-memory |  Make0 Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 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 | ember-memory | Make0 Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 7 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@make0-ai/brain) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kindledflamestudios/ember-memory | github.com/make0-official/brain-oss |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-28 |
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
ember-memory
Persistent semantic memory for Claude Code. Stores knowledge in a local ChromaDB vector database and automatically retrieves relevant context on every message using Ollama bge-m3 embeddings. Everything runs locally — no API keys, no cloud, no data leaving your machine.
Make0 Brain
One shared, versioned memory for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and every MCP agent. Local and offline.
How to run each
ember-memory As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install ember-memory@claude-communityMake0 Brain As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio brain-oss -- npx -y @make0-ai/brainRequires: OPENAI_API_KEY (secret)
Commands 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 ember-memory asks for
EMBER_AI_ID
Only Make0 Brain asks for
MAKE0_BRAIN_HOMEOPENAI_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: ember-memory · What it can do: Make0 Brain · 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.