Engram vs World Model MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Engram and World Model MCP 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 Engram 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: engram_remember, engram_recall, engram_forget.

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Choose World Model 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: query_fact, record_event, validate_change.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Engram HBarefoot Knowledge & Memory	World Model MCP SaravananJaichandar Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-first persistent memory for AI agents. SQLite + local embeddings (all-MiniLM-L6-v2), hybrid semantic + FTS5 recall, secret detection, and contradiction handling. 6 MCP tools (remember, recall, forget, feedback, context, status) over stdio. Zero cloud, no API keys, fully offline. Works with Claude Desktop/Code, Cursor, and Windsurf. npm install -g @hbarefoot/engram	Temporal knowledge graph for codebases. Captures decision traces, links test failures to code changes, learns co-edit patterns, predicts regression risk, and enforces learned constraints at the edit boundary via a PreToolUse hook. 22 MCP tools, 9 SQLite databases with FTS5, supports Python/TypeScript/JavaScript/Solidity/Go/Rust/Java. Install via pip install world-model-mcp.

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": {
    "hbarefoot-engram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "package"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "saravananjaichandar-world-model-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "world-model-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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