Droste vs Knos

In-depth architectural comparison of the Droste and Knos 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 Droste 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).

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Choose Knos 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Droste Knowledge & Memory	Knos Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local code-memory graph for AI coding agents.	One local memory every coding agent on this machine shares, with claims so they don't collide.
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": {
    "droste": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "droste-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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