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-launch | pause | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 24 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
| What it does | Start 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. |
| Publisher | Community: richfrem | Community: mem0ai |
| Grades | Maintenance D, Licence F, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Skill | Skill |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude apps | Claude Code, Claude apps |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 67,504 |
| Last commit | 14 Apr 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install ollama-launch | Install 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.