What is the best alternative to Amber?

The top-rated alternatives to Amber in the Knowledge & Memory category include Amber, Moxie Docs MCP, Memory. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Amber alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Amber and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Amber free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Amber with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

What is the best alternative to Amber?

The top-rated alternatives to Amber in the Knowledge & Memory category include Amber, Moxie Docs MCP, Memory. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Amber alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Amber and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Amber free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Amber with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Knowledge & Memory• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Amber

Looking for an alternative to Amber? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Knowledge & Memory ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

Browse all Knowledge & Memory servers →View Amber Specs →

Target Reference Server

Amber Overview

Long-term memory for AI assistants. Hybrid retrieval, query expansion, auto-topics.

Specification Matrix: Amber vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
A Amber (Target)	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
Amber	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	1	—	Compare →
Moxie Docs MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	2	25	Compare →
M Memory	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
H Hubmesh	uvx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
Memora	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	633	—	Compare →
Mcp Server	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	115	—	Compare →
E Enacta	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Mcp Obsidian	npx	No auth required	Free	1,603	—	Compare →
Knowtis	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	1	—	Compare →
Mcp	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Codebase Memory Mcp	npx	No auth required	Free	38,451	1	Compare →
R Repomemory	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Amber Alternatives

Amber

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Long-term memory for AI assistants. Hybrid retrieval, query expansion, auto-topics.

0 0 1

Compare side-by-side

Moxie Docs MCP

Runtime: npx

★ Featured

MCP server providing automated, context-aware documentation and code convention insights for GitHub repos.

Key Features:

Compact pre-edit repo context including conventions and gaps

Change impact analysis linking code paths to docs and conventions

Structured API endpoint context for touched code paths

17 25 2

Compare side-by-side

Memory

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Long-term memory for AI assistants. Isolated per-user storage, recall across conversations.

0 0

Compare side-by-side

Hubmesh

Runtime: uvx

Deterministic multi-hop graph retrieval for RAG. Zero LLM calls in the query path.

0 0 2

Compare side-by-side

Memora

Runtime: npx

Persistent memory MCP server with knowledge graph, semantic search, cloud sync, and cross-session context management.

Key Features:

Persistent storage with SQLite or cloud sync (S3, R2, D1)

Hierarchical memory organization with sections and subsections

Semantic search using TF-IDF, sentence-transformers, and OpenAI embeddings

2 0 633

Compare side-by-side

Mcp Server

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Apple Developer Documentation with Semantic Search, RAG, and AI reranking for MCP clients

0 0 115

Compare side-by-side

Enacta

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Long-term memory for AI agents: durable records, observable retrieval, governed context assembly.

0 0

Compare side-by-side

Mcp Obsidian

Runtime: npx

MCP server providing safe read/write access and comprehensive operations on Obsidian vault notes via MCP.

Key Features:

Safe YAML frontmatter parsing and AST-aware updates

File operations: read, write, patch, delete, move notes/files

Partial reads: get note outlines and specific line ranges

2 0 1,603

Compare side-by-side

Knowtis

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Create, search and manage Knowtis collaborative notes from AI assistants.

0 0 1

Compare side-by-side

Mcp

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

AI memory layer — one shared, persistent memory across every AI tool you connect.

0 0

Compare side-by-side

Codebase Memory Mcp

Runtime: npx

Local code intelligence engine indexing repos into a persistent knowledge graph with fast structural queries across 159 languages.

Key Features:

Indexes 159 languages using tree-sitter and Hybrid LSP

Supports 15 MCP tools including graph search, tracing, and impact analysis

Runs as a single static native binary with zero dependencies

6 1 38,451

Compare side-by-side

Repomemory

Runtime: npx

Persistent memory for AI coding agents. Hybrid search, auto-session capture, context routing.

0 0 2

Compare side-by-side

Best Alternatives to Amber

Amber Overview

Specification Matrix: Amber vs Alternatives

Detailed Evaluation of Amber Alternatives

Frequently Asked Questions: Amber Alternatives