A side-by-side look at the Celiums Memory and Samsung Notes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Celiums Memory for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Samsung Notes 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 Celiums Memory when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Its auth model fits you: API key required.
You have the keys it needs: SQLITE_PATH, DATABASE_URL, QDRANT_URL, VALKEY_URL, CELIUMS_API_KEY, PORT, CELIUMS_LLM_API_KEY, CELIUMS_LLM_BASE_URL.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Samsung Notes 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.
Celiums Memory is categorized under Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Samsung Notes belongs to Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Celiums Memory for knowledge & memory work and Samsung Notes for knowledge & memory.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Celiums Memory is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Samsung Notes has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add celiums-celiums-memory and samsung-notes as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Celiums Memory has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 23 GitHub stars. Samsung Notes has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 8 GitHub stars.