Knowing vs DevLens

In-depth architectural comparison of the Knowing and DevLens 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 Knowing when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: untrack_repo.

Explore Knowing Details

Choose DevLens when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore DevLens Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Knowing Developer Tools	DevLens Developer Tools
Summary	Content-addressed code graph with 22 MCP tools for AI agents.	Query a precomputed code graph (nodes, edges, summaries) of TS/JS/React/Next.js/Node repos via MCP.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "knowing": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "knowing"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devlens": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@devlensio/skill"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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