Workspace Qdrant MCP vs LINZA MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Workspace Qdrant MCP and LINZA MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Workspace Qdrant MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: QDRANT_URL.
• Primary tools included: search, retrieve, rules.

Explore Workspace Qdrant MCP Details

Choose LINZA MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: LINZA_VAULT.
• Primary tools included: index_all, search, read_file.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Workspace Qdrant MCP ChrisGVE Knowledge & Memory	LINZA MCP Semiotronika Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Project-scoped semantic workspace memory for AI coding assistants. Watches your project files, auto-indexes code and docs into Qdrant with tree-sitter semantic chunking, LSP integration, and hybrid search (dense + sparse + RRF). 6 MCP tools: store, search, retrieve, grep, list, rules. Alpha — testers and feedback welcome.	Local-first review-gated sidecar for Markdown workspaces. Indexes notes and incoming artifacts into SQLite, proposes domains, links, memory, and growth cards with evidence, and keeps source files unchanged until explicit review. pip install linza-mcp
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrisgve-workspace-qdrant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrisgve-workspace-qdrant-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QDRANT_URL": "YOUR_QDRANT_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "semiotronika-linza-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "linza-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINZA_VAULT": "YOUR_LINZA_VAULT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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