A side-by-side look at the Moxie Docs MCP and Norway Archives MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Moxie Docs MCP for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Norway Archives for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
moxie.get_ai_context, moxie.get_doc_impact, moxie.get_api_context.da_search_persons, da_get_record, da_search_sources.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | N Norway Archives | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 80/100 · Excellent | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 36 views 25 installs 4 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 12 | 13 |
| Full listing | View Moxie Docs MCP | View Norway Archives |
moxie.get_ai_contextCompact pre-edit briefing: repo status, verified commands, top conventions, open gaps, team notes. Read this first.moxie.get_doc_impactGiven the paths you're about to change (and any you're deleting), returns the conventions, gaps, and existing docs whose evidence overlaps them - and flags net-new/undocumented surfaces.moxie.get_api_contextGiven paths you're about to touch, returns structured context for any API endpoints they map to: method, path, schema, and known consumers/features.moxie.review_changeSelf-review a change before opening the PR; returns a severity-ranked verdict (clean / warnings / must-fix) covering convention breaches, stale docs, undocumented surface, and broken references.moxie.get_conventionsDiscovered coding conventions, grouped by category, with confidence scores, agent guidance, and source-file citations.moxie.search_docsSemantic + keyword search over generated docs, conventions, gaps, and AI context.moxie.get_doc_gapsUnresolved documentation gaps with severity and the paths they concern.moxie.get_documentation_opportunitiesRecommended doc work: missing docs, drift repairs, and PR templates.moxie.get_documentation_patternsHow the repository organizes and maintains its docs (where new docs belong).moxie.list_docsPaginated, section-grouped table of contents of every generated doc.moxie.propose_doc_updateAdd or update a doc as part of your current change; returns the target path + Markdown to write into your branch.moxie.propose_doc_removalRemove a Moxie-tracked doc your change makes obsolete; returns the path to delete in your branch.da_search_personsSearch Digitalarkivet's transcribed records by name, historical municipality, list type and years.da_get_recordRead one record: its fields, everyone named in it, its source, and the permanent id of its scanned page.da_search_sourcesFind sources by place, period and list, with which lists are scanned and which are searchable.da_get_sourceDescribe one source and map its scans: archive reference, image count, and the image each list starts on.da_list_pagesList a source's pages in order, optionally from the start of one list, with permanent ids and links.da_download_pageDownload one scanned page (church book, census, anything with a page id) with its citation.nb_searchSearch the National Library's books, newspapers, journals, maps and more.nb_search_insideFind the pages of one item that mention a word, with snippets and printed page numbers.nb_get_pageRead one page of an item: its OCR text where the item is open, and its citation.nb_download_pageDownload one page image of an item that is open where you are.place_namesSearch Kartverket's register of official place names (farms, hamlets, lakes, mountains).municipalitiesLook up Digitalarkivet's historical municipalities and their numbers, and the list-type codes. No network.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"moxie-docs-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"moxie-docs"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"norway-archives": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"norway-archives-mcp"
]
}
}
}