MCP Alchemy vs Amnesic

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Alchemy and Amnesic 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 MCP Alchemy when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: DB_URL.
• Primary tools included: q, table_names, query.

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Choose Amnesic when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Persistent per-database SQLite knowledge stores, Table and column annotations, Foreign-key relationship graph.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Alchemy runekaagaard Databases	Amnesic SurajKGoyal Databases
Summary	Universal SQLAlchemy-based database integration supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle, MS SQL Server and many more databases. Features schema and relationship inspection, and large dataset analysis capabilities.	The MCP server that remembers your database — persists table/column annotations, an FK relationship graph, and searchable notes across sessions, so the model stops re-discovering your schema every time. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite; read-only-enforced.
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": {
    "runekaagaard-mcp-alchemy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "mcp-alchemy==2026.9.5.185701",
        "--refresh-package",
        "mcp-alchemy",
        "mcp-alchemy"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_URL": "YOUR_DB_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surajkgoyal-amnesic": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "caches"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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