Best Alternatives to Cobalt

Moxie Docs MCP

Runtime: npx

★ Featured

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

Scrivener MCP

Runtime: npx

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

ANotepad

Runtime: npx

AI access to your aNotepad online notes: read, search, write, and organize via 22 tools.

Obsidian MCP Server

Runtime: bunx

MCP server for Obsidian vaults — read, write, search, and edit notes via the Local REST API plugin.

Screenpipe

Runtime: npx

Local-first workflow memory for AI agents. screenpipe lets MCP clients search selected screen, audio, app, and meeting context and turn real work into cited notes, SOPs, workflow reports, and automation candidates.

Better Bear

Runtime: npx

MCP server for Bear notes — read, search, create, edit, tag, and manage notes via CloudKit

Codebase Memory MCP

Runtime: npx

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

Fresh Jots

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Read and write your Fresh Jots notes from Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.

Save notes in seconds. Your AI can then search, read, write and tag them over MCP.

Aidimag

Runtime: npx

Persistent, verified memory for AI coding agents: recall, capture, guardrails, review queue.

Basic Memory

Runtime: npx

Local-first AI memory server storing knowledge as Markdown files with semantic search and optional cloud sync.

Hindsight

Runtime: npx

Stores, searches, and synthesizes long-term agent memory through retain, recall, and reflect operations.