Codebase Memory MCP vs Tokenmizer

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codebase Memory MCP and Tokenmizer 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 Tokenmizer when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: TOKENMIZER_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, TOKENMIZER_URL.
• Primary tools included: Typed graph memory for decisions, tasks, files, errors, and goals, Session checkpoint and compact resume tools, Decision supersession tracing with reasons and evidence.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codebase Memory MCP DeusData Knowledge & Memory	Tokenmizer Shweta-Mishra-ai 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	Graph-structured session memory for LLMs. Local OpenAI-compatible proxy that extracts tasks, decisions, and files into a typed knowledge graph, auto-checkpoints before context overflow, and resumes any session in 250 tokens. 6 MCP tools including whydecision (traces why a decision changed, with reasons and evidence). pip install tokenmizer

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": {
    "shweta-mishra-ai-tokenmizer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tokenmizer"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TOKENMIZER_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_TOKENMIZER_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "TOKENMIZER_URL": "YOUR_TOKENMIZER_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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