Comparison
agent-protocol vs mengram
Verdict
Pick agent-protocol if agent-protocol provides a standardized interface for interacting with various AI agents regardless of their underlying tech stack, aiming to ease development, deployment, and benchmarking; pick mengram if mengram provides human-like memory capabilities for AI agents, including semantic, episodic, and procedural memory, enabling learning from experiences and failures. It offers free API access, Python and JS SDKs, and.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | agent-protocol | mengram |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Dormant (547d since push) As of Oct 8, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of Sep 18, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of Oct 8, 2026 · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of Sep 18, 2026 · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | Published findings As of Jul 11, 2026 · osv@v1 | Published findings As of Sep 18, 2026 · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- agent-protocol
- Common interface for AI agents
- mengram
- Human-like memory for AI agents
Stars
- agent-protocol
- 1.5k
- mengram
- 196
Forks
- agent-protocol
- 189
- mengram
- 34
Open issues
- agent-protocol
- 50
- mengram
- 25
Language
- agent-protocol
- Python
- mengram
- Python
Adopt for
- agent-protocol
- agent-protocol provides a standardized interface for interacting with various AI agents regardless of their underlying tech stack, aiming to ease development, deployment, and benchmarking.
- mengram
- mengram provides human-like memory capabilities for AI agents, including semantic, episodic, and procedural memory, enabling learning from experiences and failures. It offers free API access, Python and JS SDKs, and is a
Persona
- agent-protocol
- -
- mengram
- -
Runtime
- agent-protocol
- -
- mengram
- -
License
- agent-protocol
- MIT
- mengram
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- agent-protocol
- Apr 8, 2025
- mengram
- Sep 16, 2026
Categories
- agent-protocol
- AI Agents
- mengram
- AI Agents, Data & Retrieval
Trust and health
Maintenance
- agent-protocol
- Dormant (18%)
- mengram
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- agent-protocol
- 547d
- mengram
- 1d
Open issues (now)
- agent-protocol
- 50
- mengram
- 25
Stars delta
- agent-protocol
- +4 (30d)
- mengram
- +12 (30d)
Open issues delta
- agent-protocol
- +1 (30d)
- mengram
- -2 (30d)
Owner type
- agent-protocol
- Organization
- mengram
- User
Full report
- agent-protocol
- Trust report
- mengram
- Trust report
Choose agent-protocol if…
- License: agent-protocol is MIT, mengram is Apache-2.0.
- Tags unique to agent-protocol: agents, ai-agent, api, auto-gpt.
- When you want to ensure interoperability between different AI agents irrespective of the frameworks used by them.
When NOT to use agent-protocol
- If you are developing an isolated system with no intention to communicate or integrate with other AI agents outside this scope.
- When working in environments where specific, proprietary interfaces provide significantly better performance or features than adhering to a generic protocol could offer.
Choose mengram if…
- License: mengram is Apache-2.0, agent-protocol is MIT.
- Tags unique to mengram: agent-memory, ai-agents, ai-memory, claude-desktop.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- mengram ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- When you need an AI agent that can learn from its experiences and failures, leveraging semantic, episodic, and procedural memory capabilities.
When NOT to use mengram
- If your project does not require the specific memory capabilities of semantic, episodic, and procedural memory, mengram might offer more features than necessary.
- If you are looking for a tool that does not require the setup of an MCP server, mengram might not be the best fit as it involves configuring this server.
- For projects that do not need integration with LangChain, CrewAI, or OpenClaw, the specific integrations provided by mengram may not be beneficial.
- If your AI agent development does not benefit from the use of pgvector, mengram's recent debugging efforts in this area may not be relevant to your needs.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (agi-inc/agent-protocol) · observed Oct 8, 2026
- GitHub forks (agi-inc/agent-protocol) · observed Oct 8, 2026
- Last push (agi-inc/agent-protocol) · observed Apr 8, 2025
- License file (MIT) · observed Oct 8, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (alibaizhanov/mengram) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (alibaizhanov/mengram) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Last push (alibaizhanov/mengram) · observed Sep 16, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Sep 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Sep 18, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Sep 18, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: agent-protocol 1.5k · mengram 196 (synced Oct 8, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between agent-protocol and mengram?
- agent-protocol: Common interface for AI agents. mengram: Human-like memory for AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose agent-protocol over mengram?
- Choose agent-protocol over mengram when License: agent-protocol is MIT, mengram is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to agent-protocol: agents, ai-agent, api, auto-gpt; When you want to ensure interoperability between different AI agents irrespective of the frameworks used by them.
- When should I choose mengram over agent-protocol?
- Choose mengram over agent-protocol when License: mengram is Apache-2.0, agent-protocol is MIT; Tags unique to mengram: agent-memory, ai-agents, ai-memory, claude-desktop; Also covers Data & Retrieval; mengram ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; When you need an AI agent that can learn from its experiences and failures, leveraging semantic, episodic, and procedural memory capabilities.
- When should I avoid agent-protocol?
- If you are developing an isolated system with no intention to communicate or integrate with other AI agents outside this scope. When working in environments where specific, proprietary interfaces provide significantly better performance or features than adhering to a generic protocol could offer.
- When should I avoid mengram?
- If your project does not require the specific memory capabilities of semantic, episodic, and procedural memory, mengram might offer more features than necessary. If you are looking for a tool that does not require the setup of an MCP server, mengram might not be the best fit as it involves configuring this server. For projects that do not need integration with LangChain, CrewAI, or OpenClaw, the specific integrations provided by mengram may not be beneficial. If your AI agent development does not benefit from the use of pgvector, mengram's recent debugging efforts in this area may not be relevant to your needs.
- Is agent-protocol or mengram more popular on GitHub?
- agent-protocol has more GitHub stars (1,458 vs 196). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are agent-protocol and mengram open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agent-protocol: MIT, mengram: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to agent-protocol or mengram?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at agent-protocol alternatives and mengram alternatives (agent-protocol markdown twin, mengram markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, agent-protocol or mengram?
- agent-protocol: Dormant. mengram: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for agent-protocol and mengram?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: agent-protocol trust report; mengram trust report.