Minutes vs Watsonx

In-depth architectural comparison of the Minutes and Watsonx 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 Minutes 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 Watsonx 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).
• Primary tools included: watsonx_generate, watsonx_chat, watsonx_embeddings.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Minutes Knowledge & Memory	Watsonx Knowledge & Memory
Summary	The private, owned conversation-memory layer for AI. Record, transcribe, and search every meeting.	IBM watsonx.ai MCP server for Claude integration
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": {
    "minutes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "minutes-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "watsonx": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "watsonx"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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