claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents vs Cortex Memory Engine
claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by PAIR-Systems-Inc. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Cortex Memory Engine is an MCP server published by gambletan. 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 |  claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents |  Cortex Memory Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 35 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 | claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents | Cortex Memory Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (worse) | 35 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@pairsystems/goodmem-mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/gambletan/cortex:v1.8.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/pair-systems-inc/goodmem-claude-code-plugin | github.com/gambletan/cortex |
| 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
claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents
With this plugin, you can operate Goodmem's memory infra in plain English, to create, manage, and orchestrate embedders, rerankers, and LLMs, to ingest and create memories from files, base64 strings, and plain text, and to build knowledge-powered agents, such as RAG and Deep Research.
Cortex Memory Engine
Local-first AI memory engine — 4-tier memory, people graph, Bayesian beliefs. Encrypted, 62µs.
How to run each
claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents@claude-communityCortex Memory Engine As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio cortex -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/gambletan/cortex:v1.8.0Commands 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: claude-code-plugin-for-goodmem-a-memory-infra-for-agents · What it can do: Cortex Memory Engine · Compare two other plugins
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