A side-by-side look at the Piia Engram and Memorix MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Piia Engram for knowledge & memory work as a local process; choose Memorix for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_user_context, wrap_up_session, memory_store.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Knowledge & Memory | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 162 | 848 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 59 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Piia Engram | View Memorix |
get_user_contextStartup** — Load identity + knowledge at session start (supports `token_budget` for context size control)wrap_up_sessionSession end** — Save insights + sync at session endmemory_storeWriteback** — Unified write endpoint: routes to add_lesson / add_decision / add_playbook by `kindadd_lessonStore a reusable lesson learnedadd_decisionRecord a key decision with reasoningadd_playbookRecord an operational playbook (multi-step procedure with trigger keywords)search_knowledgeRetrieval** — Search lessons, decisions, and playbooks (supports `filters_json` for domain/tier/date filtering)get_relevant_knowledgeFind knowledge relevant to current projectget_recallReturn one structured identity + recent activity + relevant knowledge recall payloadget_knowledge_historyRead one item's revision history (superseded snapshots; exact by-version lookup)get_identity_cardOwner-gated export: write and return a Markdown identity card for non-MCP toolsupdate_identityPropose identity, preference, or quality-standard changes for local review (all modes)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"patdolitse-piia-engram": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"piia-engram"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"memorix": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memorix"
]
}
}
}