Cortex vs Claude Engram

Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

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SummaryPersistent memory for Claude Code grounded in computational neuroscience (41 cited papers). Thermodynamic decay, hippocampal-cortical consolidation, predictive-coding write gate, WRRF retrieval. PostgreSQL + pgvector, 33 MCP tools, 7 lifecycle hooks. Benchmarked 97.8% R@10 on LongMemEval. claude plugin marketplace add cdeust/CortexPersistent memory and session intelligence for Claude Code. Auto-tracks mistakes, decisions, and context via hooks. Mines session history for patterns and cross-session search. Loop detection, pre-edit warnings, context compaction survival. Runs locally with Ollama.
Quality signal29/100 (Emerging)27/100 (Emerging)
Install pathnpx · lowpip · high
Engagement 2 0 0 68 7 0 0 16
ToolsNot listed yetNot listed yet
Verified / officialNoNo
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