Oakallow vs Memi

In-depth architectural comparison of the Oakallow and Memi 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 Oakallow when:

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

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Choose Memi when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	O Oakallow Developer Tools	Memi Developer Tools
Summary	Runtime permission, approval, and audit layer for AI agent tool execution.	Memi is the read-only design engineering audit and skill layer for coding agents.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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": {
    "oakallow": {
      "url": "https://lobehub.com/badge/mcp/oakallow-oakallow-mcp)](https://lobehub.com/mcp/oakallow-oakallow-mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@memi-design/cli@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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