Mind Glaive vs io.github.las7/memharness
Mind Glaive is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by TheGlitchKing. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.las7/memharness is an MCP server published by las7. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). 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 |  Mind Glaive |  io.github.las7/memharness |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 165 Downloads/week (npm): 31 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 6 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 | Mind Glaive | io.github.las7/memharness |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 6 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 1 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@memharness/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 11 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/theglitchking/mind-glaive | github.com/las7/memharness |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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
Mind Glaive
Eliminate context rot in Claude Code with intelligent memory hierarchy, auto-learning hooks, and specialized subagents. Uses an 8-layer memory architecture with SessionStart/End hooks that automatically persist and restore context across sessions. Includes an MCP knowledge base, pattern learning from tool usage, and pre-compaction memory compression to keep Claude informed without bloating context.
io.github.las7/memharness
Bi-temporal, provenance-carrying long-term memory for AI agents, in one SQLite file.
How to run each
Mind Glaive As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mind-glaive@claude-communityio.github.las7/memharness As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio memharness -- npx -y @memharness/mcpCommands 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
The marketplaces of Mind Glaive publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Mind Glaive · What it can do: io.github.las7/memharness · 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 public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.