Minirag MCP vs Rag

In-depth architectural comparison of the Minirag MCP and Rag 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?

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Choose Minirag 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).

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Choose Rag when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M Minirag MCP Knowledge & Memory	Rag Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-first RAG MCP server: hybrid search over a folder of your own documents	MCP RAG server with hybrid search, multi-KB support, and AI-powered chunk contextualization.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory
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": {
    "minirag-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "minirag-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rag": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/FieldCure.Mcp.Rag)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/FieldCure.Mcp.Rag"
    }
  }
}

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