Codebase Memory Mcp vs Mem0 Mcp Selfhosted

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codebase Memory Mcp and Mem0 Mcp Selfhosted 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 Codebase Memory 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).
• Primary tools included: index_repository, list_projects, delete_project.

Explore Codebase Memory Mcp Details

Choose Mem0 Mcp Selfhosted when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory 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: MEM0_USER_ID, MEM0_PROVIDER, MEM0_LLM_MODEL, MEM0_LLM_URL, MEM0_EMBED_URL.
• Primary tools included: add_memory, search_memories, get_memories.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codebase Memory Mcp DeusData Knowledge & Memory	Mem0 Mcp Selfhosted elvismdev Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Code-intelligence engine that indexes a repo into a persistent knowledge graph — functions, classes, call chains, HTTP routes, cross-service links. 159 languages via tree-sitter + Hybrid LSP, sub-ms structural queries, 99% fewer tokens than grep. Single static binary, zero dependencies, 100% local. npx codebase-memory-mcp	Self-hosted mem0 MCP server for Claude Code with Qdrant vector search, Neo4j knowledge graph, and Ollama embeddings. Zero-config OAT auth, split-model graph routing, session hooks for automatic cross-session memory, and 11 tools. Supports both Anthropic and fully local Ollama setups.
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": {
    "deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codebase-memory-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elvismdev-mem0-mcp-selfhosted": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEM0_USER_ID": "YOUR_MEM0_USER_ID_HERE",
        "MEM0_PROVIDER": "YOUR_MEM0_PROVIDER_HERE",
        "MEM0_LLM_MODEL": "YOUR_MEM0_LLM_MODEL_HERE",
        "MEM0_LLM_URL": "YOUR_MEM0_LLM_URL_HERE",
        "MEM0_EMBED_URL": "YOUR_MEM0_EMBED_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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