Workspace Qdrant MCP vs ChatCrystal

In-depth architectural comparison of the Workspace Qdrant MCP and ChatCrystal 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 ChatCrystal 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).
• Primary tools included: Imports Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Trae, and GitHub Copilot chats, Distills conversations into tagged structured notes, Provides embedding-based semantic search.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Workspace Qdrant MCP ChrisGVE Knowledge & Memory	ChatCrystal ZengLiangYi 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 AI PKM memory server for coding conversations. Imports Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Trae, and GitHub Copilot chats into notes, semantic search, tag graphs, Markdown exports, and reusable MCP memory. npx -y chatcrystal 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": {
    "zengliangyi-chatcrystal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chatcrystal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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