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ollama-launch vs pause

ollama-launch and pause are both knowledge and memory skills. pause scores higher (82 vs 24 out of 100). pause has more GitHub stars (68k), and pause was updated more recently (2 days ago). The table compares them side by side.

ollama-launchpause
Score24 / 10082 / 100
What it doesStart and verify the local Ollama LLM server. Use when Ollama is needed for RLM distillation, seal snapshots, embeddings, or any local LLM inference — and it's not already running. Checks if Ollama is running, starts it if not, and verifies the health endpoint.Pause Mem0 memory capture on this machine. Use when the user wants to stop memories being recorded, for example for private work or experiments.
PublisherCommunity: richfremCommunity: mem0ai
GradesMaintenance D, Licence F, Quality CMaintenance A, Licence A, Quality A
npm downloads a weekNot on npmNot on npm
RunsSkillSkill
Works withClaude Code, Claude appsClaude Code, Claude apps
GitHub stars567,504
Last commit14 Apr 202620 Oct 2026
LicenceNOASSERTIONApache-2.0
Listed since20 Oct 202619 Oct 2026
Install ollama-launchInstall pause

Questions

Is ollama-launch or pause more popular?

pause has more GitHub stars: 67,504.

Can I use ollama-launch and pause together?

Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.