CogniRepo vs Sourcerer MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the CogniRepo and Sourcerer 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 CogniRepo when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: AST-based symbol lookup, FAISS and BM25 retrieval, Persistent session and episodic memory.

Explore CogniRepo Details

Choose Sourcerer MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: OPENAI_API_KEY, SOURCERER_WORKSPACE_ROOT.
• Primary tools included: Semantic code search, Tree-sitter-based code parsing and chunking, Automatic file-change re-indexing.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	CogniRepo Finance & Fintech	Sourcerer MCP st3v3nmw Finance & Fintech
Summary
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
Quality signal

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": {
    "cognirepo": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pipx"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "st3v3nmw-sourcerer-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "st3v3nmw-sourcerer-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "SOURCERER_WORKSPACE_ROOT": "YOUR_SOURCERER_WORKSPACE_ROOT_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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