local-rag vs io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex
local-rag is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by TheWinci. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex is an MCP server published by CSCSoftware. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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 |  local-rag |  io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.1.8 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 30 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.8.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 011 Downloads/week (npm): 201 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 46 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 | local-rag | io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 30 (worse) | 46 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mimirs) | On your machine (aidex-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 3 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/thewinci/local-rag | github.com/cscsoftware/aidex |
| 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
local-rag
Local-first semantic search for your codebase and conversation history. Hybrid vector + BM25 search with cross-encoder reranking, AST-aware chunking for 6 languages, smart chunking for 30+ file types, conversation memory across sessions, code annotations, dependency graphs, and documentation gap analysis. No API keys, no cloud — runs entirely on your machine.
io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex
Persistent code indexing for AI assistants. 50x less context than grep. 11 languages.
How to run each
local-rag As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install local-rag@claude-communityio.github.CSCSoftware/aidex As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio aidex -- npx -y aidex-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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: local-rag · What it can do: io.github.CSCSoftware/aidex · 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.