What is the best alternative to Live Memory?

The top-rated alternatives to Live Memory in the Knowledge & Memory category include Moxie Docs MCP, Scrivener MCP, Projectmind. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Live Memory alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Live Memory and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Live Memory free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Live Memory with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Knowledge & Memory• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Live Memory

Looking for an alternative to Live Memory? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Knowledge & Memory ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Live Memory Overview

Persistent, read-only codebase memory for Claude Code; ask it instead of re-reading files.

Specification Matrix: Live Memory vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
L Live Memory (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
Moxie Docs MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	2	25	Compare →
Scrivener MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	49	12	Compare →
Projectmind	npx	Free/None	Free	2	—	Compare →
Melchizedek	npx	Free/None	Free	7	—	Compare →
Longmem	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	1	—	Compare →
Codebase Memory MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	42,594	1	Compare →
Memory MCP	uvx	Free/None	Free	11	—	Compare →
Context7	npx	API key	Free	61,670	—	Compare →
RemembrallMCP	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	35	—	Compare →
Pageindex MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	383	—	Compare →
Screenpipe	npx	Free/None	Free	21,412	—	Compare →
PMB AI	npx	Free/None	Free	278	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Live Memory Alternatives

Moxie Docs MCP

Runtime: npx

★ Featured

Provides repository-aware documentation context, convention checks, API context, and proposed documentation updates through MCP.

Key Features:

Repository-aware AI context

Convention discovery with citations

Documentation impact analysis

21 25 2

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Scrivener MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects Scrivener 3 projects to AI clients for editing, analysis, search, and writing support.

Key Features:

Scrivener 3 document access and editing

Deterministic writing analysis

Keyword and offline semantic search

16 12 49

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Projectmind

Runtime: npx

Persistent project memory for AI coding agents: one compact digest instead of re-reading the repo.

0 0 2

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Melchizedek

Runtime: npx

Persistent memory for Claude Code — offline, single-file, hybrid search.

0 0 7

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Longmem

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Persistent cross-project memory for Cursor and Claude Code using local semantic search.

0 0 1

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Codebase Memory MCP

Runtime: npx

Indexes repositories into a local code graph for structural search, call tracing, impact analysis, and architecture exploration.

Key Features:

Persistent local code knowledge graph

Tree-sitter parsing for 162 languages

Hybrid LSP semantic resolution

7 1 42,594

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Memory MCP

Runtime: uvx

A scenario + entity memory MCP service that provides persistent memory capabilities for Claude Code.

0 0 11

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Context7

Runtime: npx

Fetches current, version-aware library documentation and code examples for AI coding agents.

Key Features:

Library ID resolution

Documentation and code example retrieval

Version-aware documentation queries

7 0 61,670

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RemembrallMCP

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Persistent knowledge memory for AI agents. Hybrid search, code graph, pgvector.

0 0 35

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Pageindex MCP

Runtime: npx

Reasoning-based RAG system for chatting with long PDFs. Supports local and online files.

1 0 383

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Screenpipe

Runtime: npx

Local-first workflow memory for AI agents. screenpipe lets MCP clients search selected screen, audio, app, and meeting context and turn real work into cited notes, SOPs, workflow reports, and automation candidates.

1 0 21,412

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PMB AI

Runtime: npx

Local-first persistent memory for AI coding agents.

0 0 278

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Best Alternatives to Live Memory

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