Codebase Memory MCP vs Graph Memory

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codebase Memory MCP and Graph Memory 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.

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Choose Graph Memory when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: OAuth 2.0 (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Typed entities and relationship graph, Local 384-dimensional embeddings with bge-small-en, Bi-temporal fact validity tracking.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codebase Memory MCP DeusData Knowledge & Memory	Graph Memory stevepridemore 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	Personal knowledge graph for Claude on Neo4j. Typed entities (Person/Project/Decision/Preference/Concept), bi-temporal edge validity (validat/invalidat), per-type weighted decay, contradiction detection, and a nightly "dream" extraction process. Local bge-small-en embeddings, no API keys. Optional OAuth 2.1 + Cloudflare Tunnel for cross-device use across Claude Code, Desktop, web, and iOS.

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": {
    "stevepridemore-graph-memory": {
      "url": "https://your-host.example/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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