Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
Local-first agent memory: a plain-Markdown Obsidian vault is the source of truth, with a rebuildable DuckDB index for hybrid BM25 + vector + graph recall. Non-lossy capture with secret redaction; works across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and any MCP host. uvx agentcairn
Persistent, local-first AI memory: a semantic knowledge graph of plain Markdown files that humans and LLMs both read and write. Works with any MCP client, with optional cloud sync and team workspaces.