memory-lens vs M3 Memory
memory-lens is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Yonatan Gross. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). M3 Memory is an MCP server published by skynetcmd. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. 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 |  M3 Memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace yonatangross/orchestkit | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 35 Stars (GitHub): 298 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.10.19.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 5 393 Downloads/week (PyPI): 982 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 29 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 | memory-lens | M3 Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 298 (better) | 29 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 35 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (m3-memory) |
| 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 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 19 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/yonatangross/orchestkit | github.com/skynetcmd/m3-memory |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 13 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 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
memory-lens
Mod (function hooks): recalls the few memories related to each prompt; /memory-lens for stats, reload and show. Requires Claude Code 2.1.266+. On 2.1.266 to 2.1.286 set CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_FUNCTION_HOOKS=1; on 2.1.287+ Mods are public.
M3 Memory
Local-first, cloud-friendly memory — 100+ tools, 99.2% LongMemEval-S retrieval@8, hybrid search.
How to run each
memory-lens As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add yonatangross/orchestkit
/plugin install memory-lens@orchestkitM3 Memory As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio m3-memory -- uvx m3-memoryCommands 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 memory-lens publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: memory-lens · What it can do: M3 Memory · Compare two other plugins
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