gr0m-mem vs io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase
gr0m-mem is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MichaelAdamGroberman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase is an MCP server published by Couchbase-Ecosystem. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  gr0m-mem |  io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed, marked deprecated Version: 0.8.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 200 Downloads/week (PyPI): 247 Forks (GitHub): 34 Stars (GitHub): 34 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:85a104706d8b Forks (GitHub): 34 Pulls (Docker Hub): 36 654 Stars (Docker Hub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 34 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 | gr0m-mem | io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 34 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 36 654 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 34 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (couchbase-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 20 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 33, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/michaeladamgroberman/gr0m_mem | github.com/couchbase-ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase |
| 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
gr0m-mem
Zero-install persistent memory brain for Claude Code that stops the model from re-asking and re-deriving across sessions. Four MCP tools (mem_wakeup, mem_record_decision, mem_recall_decisions, mem_remember) plus Stop and PreCompact hooks automatically preserve context. SQLite FTS5 default backend requires no extras — pip install gr0m-mem and it works. ChromaDB + Ollama semantic retrieval available on the semantic branch. Includes temporal knowledge graph with mandatory as_of filtering, per-corpus isolation, and a loop-prevention protocol benchmarked at 100% in CI.
io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase
Couchbase Model Context Protocol Server to interact with Couchbase clusters
How to run each
gr0m-mem As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install gr0m-mem@claude-communityio.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "CB_PASSWORD=<YOUR_CB_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio mcp-server-couchbase -- uvx couchbase-mcp-serverRequires: CB_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of gr0m-mem publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of gr0m-mem publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: gr0m-mem · What it can do: io.github.Couchbase-Ecosystem/mcp-server-couchbase · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.