Cognitive AI Memory vs Mnema
A side-by-side look at the Cognitive AI Memory and Mnema MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Cognitive AI Memory for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Mnema for knowledge & memory. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Cognitive AI Memory when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose Mnema when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
MNEMA_DATA_DIR, MNEMA_URL, MNEMA_TOKEN.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 29/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | MNEMA_DATA_DIRMNEMA_URLMNEMA_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 270 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Cognitive AI Memory | View Mnema |
Tools & capabilities
Cognitive AI Memory tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Mnema 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.
Cognitive AI Memory
{
"mcpServers": {
"cognitive-ai-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"yourmemory"
]
}
}
}
Mnema
No confirmed install command for Mnema yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.