Mem0 MCP Selfhosted vs MarsNMe

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mem0 MCP Selfhosted and MarsNMe 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 Mem0 MCP Selfhosted when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: MEM0_USER_ID.
• Primary tools included: add_memory, search_memories, get_memories.

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Choose MarsNMe 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: insert_memory, list_memories, search_memories.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mem0 MCP Selfhosted elvismdev Knowledge & Memory	MarsNMe Knowledge & Memory
Summary	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.	Agent-agnostic memory backend that preserves continuity between humans and AI over time.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory

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": {
    "elvismdev-mem0-mcp-selfhosted": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/elvismdev/mem0-mcp-selfhosted.git",
        "mem0-mcp-selfhosted"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEM0_USER_ID": "YOUR_MEM0_USER_ID_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marsnme": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@marsnme/mcp-gateway"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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