Two Memory & Context plugins that describe overlapping jobs. Here's what each project says about itself and the public numbers, side by side.
| Codex Mem | Honcho | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Automatically capture, compress, and inject session context back into future Codex sessions. | Persistent cross-session memory for Codex powered by Honcho — lifecycle hooks capture each session and inject relevant context back at session start, so Codex remembers your preferences, projects, and decisions across restarts. |
| Maker | 2kDarki | plastic-labs |
| GitHub stars | 14 (checked 2026-10-26) | 55 (checked 2026-10-26) |
| Archived | No | No |
| Editor's pick | Yes — Captures and compresses session context so tomorrow's Codex remembers what today's Codex learned. | No |
| In our catalog since | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
| Source | github.com/2kDarki/codex-mem | github.com/plastic-labs/codex-honcho |
| Our page | Codex Mem → | Honcho → |
We haven't run both, so we won't pick a winner. On public signals, Honcho has more GitHub stars, which tells you more people have looked at it, not that it's better for you. Read both READMEs, check recent commits, and read the code before installing.