# gentleman-programming-engram alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like gentleman-programming/engram

Flowy lists 135 other Agent Memory plugins like gentleman-programming-engram, 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/gentleman-programming-engram

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [gentleman-programming-engram](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gentleman-programming-engram) | 7,632 | +159 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 20 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 |
| [remnic](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic) | 230 | +2 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 1 agent, 1 MCP server |
| [community](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nowledge-co-community) | 196 | +3 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 13 skills, 11 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [opentrace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/opentrace-opentrace) | 109 | – | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 2 skills, 6 agents, 16 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [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 |
| [beads](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gastownhall-beads) | 28,238 | +187 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 2 skills, 10 agents, 1 command |
| [ai-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/akitaonrails-ai-memory) | 13,555 | +1,769 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 1 hook, 1 MCP server |
| [basic-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) | 4,389 | +78 | Oct 29, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 31 skills, 5 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [letta-code](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/letta-ai-letta-code) | 3,732 | +54 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 27 skills, 8 hooks |
| [token-optimizer](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) | 2,747 | +149 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 5 skills, 2 commands, 11 hooks |
| [powercontext](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oceanbase-powercontext) | 1,369 | +32 | Oct 30, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [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)
2. [remnic](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic) (230 stars, +2 this week). Open-source, local-first memory and context for AI agents. [remnic on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic)
3. [community](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nowledge-co-community) (196 stars, +3 this week). Community integrations for Nowledge Mem. [community on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nowledge-co-community)
4. [opentrace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/opentrace-opentrace) (109 stars). A knowledge graph that maps your codebase structure, service architecture, and system relationships — then exposes it all through MCP so… [opentrace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/opentrace-opentrace)
5. [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)
6. [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)
7. [beads](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gastownhall-beads) (28,238 stars, +187 this week). Distributed graph issue tracker for AI agents, powered by Dolt. [beads on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gastownhall-beads) · [beads alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gastownhall-beads)
8. [ai-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/akitaonrails-ai-memory) (13,555 stars, +1,769 this week). Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors. [ai-memory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/akitaonrails-ai-memory) · [ai-memory alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/akitaonrails-ai-memory)
9. [basic-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) (4,389 stars, +78 this week). AI conversations that actually remember. [basic-memory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) · [basic-memory alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/basicmachines-co-basic-memory)
10. [letta-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/letta-ai-letta-code) (3,732 stars, +54 this week). Letta Code is a stateful agent harness for creating agents that are more like people than tools. [letta-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/letta-ai-letta-code) · [letta-code alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/letta-ai-letta-code)
11. [token-optimizer](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) (2,747 stars, +149 this week). Find the ghost tokens. [token-optimizer on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) · [token-optimizer alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/alexgreensh-token-optimizer)
12. [powercontext](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oceanbase-powercontext) (1,369 stars, +32 this week). Context that stays with the work — across sessions, agents, and people. [powercontext on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oceanbase-powercontext) · [powercontext alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oceanbase-powercontext)

## Questions about gentleman-programming-engram alternatives

### What is the best alternative to gentleman-programming-engram?

claude-mem is the first of 12 alternatives to gentleman-programming-engram by shared technologies: it has 104,088 stars (ahead of gentleman-programming-engram), gained 1,943 stars this week and ships 33 skills against 20 for gentleman-programming-engram.

### Which gentleman-programming-engram alternative has the most skills?

claude-mem has the most, with 33 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. gentleman-programming-engram has 20.

### Is gentleman-programming-engram free?

Yes. gentleman-programming-engram is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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