Side-by-side comparison of two Model Context Protocol servers — install paths, tools, quality signals, and directory engagement so you can pick the right one for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
Graph-native Obsidian vault server with 31 tools for search, backlinks, n-hop neighborhoods, structured and paginated reads, and safe file, partial, and bulk edits with dry-run and rollback. Works with Codex, ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP client. npx -y obsidian-everywhere /path/to/vault
Penfield: persistent memory with hybrid search (BM25 + vector + graph), 24 relationship types for knowledge graphs, context checkpoints for cognitive handoff, artifact storage, and personality system. Works across Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.
Quality signal
43/100 (Fair)
51/100 (Fair)
Install path
npx · high
npx · high
Engagement
0 0 0 2
1 0 0 6
Tools
Graph and semantic context engine with backlinks, n-hop traversal, and PageRankLocal multilingual semantic search with offline embedding modelSafe write operations with dry-run, rollback, and mount-loss recoveryRemote Vault Bridge exposing authenticated Streamable HTTP API39 MCP tools for structured reads, graph navigation, and vault management
17 tools for memory, knowledge graph, context, and artifact managementHybrid search combining BM25, vector embeddings, and graph connections24 relationship types for rich knowledge graph constructionContext checkpointing with awaken and reflect tools for session continuityCross-platform synchronization across multiple MCP clientsArtifact storage with save, retrieve, list, and delete capabilities
