# gbrain alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like garrytan/gbrain

Flowy lists 135 other Agent Memory plugins like gbrain, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 30, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/garrytan-gbrain

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [gbrain](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/garrytan-gbrain) | 31,316 | +251 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 79 skills |
| [mulch](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jayminwest-mulch) | 337 | 0 | Sep 29, 2026 | MIT | 4 commands |
| [mksglu-context-mode](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mksglu-claude-context-mode) | 32,573 | +1,043 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 9 skills, 6 hooks, 1 MCP server |
| [mksglu-context-mode-2](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mksglu-context-mode) | 32,573 | +1,044 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 9 skills, 6 hooks, 1 MCP server |
| [cass-memory-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dicklesworthstone-cass-memory-system) | 452 | +5 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 1 skill |
| [molio](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhuzhaoyun-molio) | 437 | +10 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 11 skills |
| [signetai](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/signet-ai-signetai) | 313 | +2 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 6 skills, 1 MCP server |
| [first-tree](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/first-tree-ai-first-tree) | 158 | – | Oct 13, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 8 skills |
| [kipi-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafkip-kipi-system) | 128 | – | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 16 skills, 5 agents, 23 commands, 5 MCP servers |
| [ogham-mcp](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp) | 116 | – | Oct 14, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| [claude-mem](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/thedotmack-claude-mem) | 104,088 | +1,943 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 33 skills, 1 command, 1 MCP server |
| [hindsight](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectorize-io-hindsight) | 53,798 | +3,341 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 18 skills |
| [openviking](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/volcengine-openviking) | 40,960 | +546 | Oct 27, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 14 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [mulch](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jayminwest-mulch) (337 stars, 0 this week). Structured expertise management for AI agent workflows. [mulch on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jayminwest-mulch)
2. [mksglu-context-mode](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mksglu-claude-context-mode) (32,573 stars, +1,043 this week). The other half of the context problem. [mksglu-context-mode on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mksglu-claude-context-mode) · [mksglu-context-mode alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mksglu-claude-context-mode)
3. [mksglu-context-mode-2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mksglu-context-mode) (32,573 stars, +1,044 this week). The other half of the context problem. [mksglu-context-mode-2 on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mksglu-context-mode) · [mksglu-context-mode-2 alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mksglu-context-mode)
4. [cass-memory-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dicklesworthstone-cass-memory-system) (452 stars, +5 this week). Procedural memory for AI coding agents. [cass-memory-system on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dicklesworthstone-cass-memory-system)
5. [molio](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhuzhaoyun-molio) (437 stars, +10 this week). Give AI your personal knowledge base. [molio on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhuzhaoyun-molio)
6. [signetai](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/signet-ai-signetai) (313 stars, +2 this week). Sync and store memories, transcripts, institutional knowledge, and secrets between all of your favorite harnesses and models. [signetai on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/signet-ai-signetai)
7. [first-tree](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/first-tree-ai-first-tree) (158 stars). Context-grounded agentic work for teams. [first-tree on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/first-tree-ai-first-tree)
8. [kipi-system](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafkip-kipi-system) (128 stars). Give your AI the right knowledge, at the moment it needs it. [kipi-system on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafkip-kipi-system)
9. [ogham-mcp](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp) (116 stars). Ogham (pronounced "OH-um") -- persistent, searchable shared memory for AI coding agents. [ogham-mcp on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp)
10. [claude-mem](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/thedotmack-claude-mem) (104,088 stars, +1,943 this week). Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and… [claude-mem on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/thedotmack-claude-mem) · [claude-mem alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/thedotmack-claude-mem)
11. [hindsight](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectorize-io-hindsight) (53,798 stars, +3,341 this week). Hindsight: Agent Memory That Learns. [hindsight on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectorize-io-hindsight) · [hindsight alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectorize-io-hindsight)
12. [openviking](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/volcengine-openviking) (40,960 stars, +546 this week). Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents. [openviking on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/volcengine-openviking) · [openviking alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/volcengine-openviking)

## Questions about gbrain alternatives

### What is the best alternative to gbrain?

mulch is the first of 12 alternatives to gbrain by shared technologies: it has 337 stars (behind gbrain), showed no change this week and ships 4 commands, which gbrain does not.

### Which gbrain alternative has the most skills?

claude-mem has the most, with 33 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. gbrain has 79.

### Is gbrain free?

Yes. gbrain is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

## Related

- [Agent Memory plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/agent-memory)
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