Fresh Jots vs Great Arrow

In-depth architectural comparison of the Fresh Jots and Great Arrow 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 Fresh Jots 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 Great Arrow 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	Fresh Jots Knowledge & Memory	G Great Arrow Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Read and write your Fresh Jots notes from Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client.	Shared memory and actions for Claude, Kiro, OpenAI, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI clients.
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": {
    "fresh-jots": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "fresh-jots"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "great-arrow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "great-arrow"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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