Perseus Vault vs Agentkits Memory

In-depth architectural comparison of the Perseus Vault and Agentkits Memory 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 Perseus Vault 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: Embedded SQLite storage, BM25 and dense-vector hybrid recall, Bi-temporal history and lifecycle management.

Explore Perseus Vault Details

Choose Agentkits Memory 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: SQLite-backed local persistence, FTS5 and vector semantic search, Automatic session and tool-usage capture.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Perseus Vault Perseus-Computing-LLC Knowledge & Memory	Agentkits Memory aitytech Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-first, MCP-native persistent memory for AI agents — a single Rust binary with embedded SQLite, hybrid FTS5 + dense-vector search, and optional AES-256-GCM encryption. Fully offline, no cloud.	Persistent memory for AI coding assistants with hybrid search (FTS5 + vector embeddings), session tracking, automatic context hooks, and web viewer. SQLite-based with no daemon process — works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "perseus-computing-llc-perseus-vault": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "perseus-computing-llc-perseus-vault"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aitytech-agentkits-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aitytech/agentkits-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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