Docmancer vs Mnemex

In-depth architectural comparison of the Docmancer and Mnemex 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 Docmancer 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).

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Choose Mnemex 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: save_memory, search_memory, search_unified.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Docmancer Knowledge & Memory	M Mnemex Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-only MCP server for source-attributed Markdown memory and documentation retrieval.	Temporal memory for AI with decay and reinforcement. Two-layer storage (JSONL + Markdown).
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": {
    "docmancer": {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docmancer/docmancer/main/readme-assets/wizard-logo.png"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mnemex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mnemex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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