Agenticmemory vs Nautilus Compass
A side-by-side look at the Agenticmemory and Nautilus Compass MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Agenticmemory for knowledge & memory work over a hosted endpoint; choose Nautilus Compass for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agenticmemory when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
AGMRY_API_KEY, AGENTICMEMORY_API_KEY, AGMRY_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
Choose Nautilus Compass when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AGMRY_API_KEYAGENTICMEMORY_API_KEYAGMRY_ENCRYPTION_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1,254 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Agenticmemory | View Nautilus Compass |
Tools & capabilities
Agenticmemory tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Nautilus Compass tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Agenticmemory
{
"mcpServers": {
"agenticmemory": {
"url": "https://mcp.agenticmemory.ai/sse"
}
}
}
Nautilus Compass
{
"mcpServers": {
"nautilus-compass": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nautilus-compass"
]
}
}
}