What is the best alternative to Cairn Remembers?

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

How do Cairn Remembers alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Cairn Remembers 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 Cairn Remembers 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 Cairn Remembers 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 Cairn Remembers

Looking for an alternative to Cairn Remembers? 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.

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Cairn Remembers Overview

Local memory your AI tools share: decisions, notes and corrections that carry across sessions.

Specification Matrix: Cairn Remembers vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
C Cairn Remembers (Target)	—	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
Moxie Docs MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	2	25	Compare →
Scrivener MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	62	12	Compare →
Codeledger	npx	Free/None	Free	8	—	Compare →
Codebase Memory MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	44,933	1	Compare →
Pageindex MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	390	—	Compare →
Context7	npx	API key	Free	62,369	—	Compare →
EchoVault Memory	—	Free/None	Free	4	—	Compare →
Minutes	npx	Free/None	Free	1,508	—	Compare →
IWE	npx	Free/None	Free	1,725	—	Compare →
Butterbase Oss	npx	Free/None	Free	3,690	—	Compare →
Recall	—	Free/None	Free	9	—	Compare →
Deja Vu	npx	No auth required	Free	929	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Cairn Remembers Alternatives

Moxie Docs MCP

Runtime: npx

★ Featured

Provides repository-aware documentation context, convention checks, API context, and proposed documentation updates through MCP.

Key Features:

Repository-aware AI context

Convention discovery with citations

Documentation impact analysis

33 25 2

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Scrivener MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects Scrivener 3 projects to AI clients for editing, analysis, search, and writing support.

Key Features:

Scrivener 3 document access and editing

Deterministic writing analysis

Keyword and offline semantic search

16 12 62

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Codeledger

Runtime: npx

Deterministic context selection for AI coding agents. Local memory that compounds across sessions.

1 0 8

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Codebase Memory MCP

Runtime: npx

Indexes repositories into a local code graph for structural search, call tracing, impact analysis, and architecture exploration.

Key Features:

Persistent local code knowledge graph

Tree-sitter parsing for 162 languages

Hybrid LSP semantic resolution

7 1 44,933

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Pageindex MCP

Runtime: npx

Reasoning-based RAG system for chatting with long PDFs. Supports local and online files.

1 0 390

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Context7

Runtime: npx

Fetches current, version-aware library documentation and code examples for AI coding agents.

Key Features:

Library ID resolution

Documentation and code example retrieval

Version-aware documentation queries

7 0 62,369

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EchoVault Memory

Runtime not confirmed

Local-first memory for coding agents; stores decisions, bugs, and context across sessions.

1 0 4

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Minutes

Runtime: npx

The private, owned conversation-memory layer for AI. Record, transcribe, and search every meeting.

1 0 1,508

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IWE

Runtime: npx

Markdown knowledge base as agent memory. Runs against the notes directory it is started in.

1 0 1,725

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Butterbase Oss

Runtime: npx

Butterbase MCP server — manage your backend: schemas, auth, functions, storage, RAG, deploys.

1 0 3,690

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Recall

Runtime not confirmed

Open-source MCP memory server. Persistent, searchable, tiered memory across sessions.

1 0 9

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Deja Vu

Runtime: npx

Indexes local coding-agent histories and provides searchable, cross-agent recall through MCP, with optional auto-recall and SSH sync.

Key Features:

Local indexing of existing agent session histories

Lexical search and relevance-based recall

Cross-agent MCP memory

2 0 929

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Best Alternatives to Cairn Remembers

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