Continuum vs MemoryGuard

In-depth architectural comparison of the Continuum and MemoryGuard 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 Continuum when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Continuum Details

Choose MemoryGuard 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).

Explore MemoryGuard Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Continuum Knowledge & Memory	MemoryGuard Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Shared memory + orchestration for your coding agents. Local-first MCP, vector RAG.	Local-first governed MCP memory backend for coding agents.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory
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": {
    "continuum-2": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D22.12.0-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge)](package.json"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memoryguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agent-memguard"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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