What is the best alternative to Memory Nexus MCP?

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

How do Memory Nexus MCP alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Memory Nexus MCP 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 Memory Nexus MCP 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 Memory Nexus MCP 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 Memory Nexus MCP

Looking for an alternative to Memory Nexus MCP? 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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Memory Nexus MCP Overview

Persistent semantic memory for AI agents with knowledge graphs and Intelligence Packs.

Specification Matrix: Memory Nexus MCP vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Memory Nexus MCP (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
Engram MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	1	—	Compare →
Moxie Docs MCP	npx	API key	Freemium	2	25	Compare →
Shodh Memory	npx	No auth required	Free	289	—	Compare →
Scrivener MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	61	12	Compare →
Memory Vault	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	63	—	Compare →
Memory Os Cli	npx	Other	Free	12	—	Compare →
MCP Memory	npx	No auth required	Free	2	—	Compare →
Agent Recall	npx	No auth required	Free	371	—	Compare →
MarsNMe	npx	Free/None	Free	7	—	Compare →
Project Tessera	uvx	No auth required	Free	17	—	Compare →
Cortex	—	No auth required	Free	72	—	Compare →
Codebase Memory MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	43,832	1	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Memory Nexus MCP Alternatives

Engram MCP

Runtime: npx

SQLite-backed persistent semantic memory MCP server with local Ollama embeddings and keyword fallback.

Key Features:

SQLite-backed local memory storage

Semantic search using Ollama nomic-embed-text embeddings

Keyword search fallback if embeddings are unavailable

2 0 1

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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

31 25 2

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Shodh Memory

Runtime: npx

Offline MCP memory and task management with semantic recall, knowledge graphs, reminders, and local backups.

Key Features:

Local semantic and graph-based memory recall

Hebbian strengthening and activation decay

Persistent reminders and GTD-style todos

4 0 289

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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 61

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Memory Vault

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Local-first AI memory layer with hybrid search. Postgres + pgvector. Self-hosted, MIT.

1 0 63

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Memory Os Cli

Runtime: npx

CLI and hosted MCP endpoint for saving, searching, recalling, and managing user-owned AI memory.

Key Features:

Hosted Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint

Local stdio MCP command

Authentication and credential management

2 0 12

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MCP Memory

Runtime: npx

SQLite-based MCP memory with decay, relevance scoring, deduplication, categorization, and automatic cleanup.

Key Features:

Exponential memory decay by category

Automatic content categorization

Bigram-based semantic deduplication

2 0 2

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Agent Recall

Runtime: npx

Local MCP memory that records agent corrections and measures whether they are heeded in later sessions.

Key Features:

Structured corrections ledger

Cross-session and cross-project persistence

Heeded versus recurred outcome tracking

2 0 371

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MarsNMe

Runtime: npx

Agent-agnostic memory backend that preserves continuity between humans and AI over time.

1 0 7

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Project Tessera

Runtime: uvx

Local knowledge base with encrypted vector search, multi-format document indexing, and cross-session memory for Claude Desktop.

Key Features:

Hybrid vector and keyword search with reranking

Supports 40+ document types including Markdown, CSV, PDF, code

Self-maintaining memory with contradiction detection and auto-merge

2 0 17

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Cortex

Runtime not confirmed

Cross-platform persistent memory engine for AI coding agents with neuroscience-inspired consolidation and retrieval.

Key Features:

36 neuroscience-based memory consolidation mechanisms

Support for SQLite (default) and PostgreSQL + pgvector backends

33 MCP tools and 7 lifecycle hooks for memory management

2 0 72

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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 43,832

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Best Alternatives to Memory Nexus MCP

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