Vestige vs Deja Vu

In-depth architectural comparison of the Vestige and Deja Vu 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 Vestige 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: Local SQLite storage with no cloud dependency, FSRS-6 spaced repetition scheduling for memory fading, Contradiction detection with claim_contradicts_memory status.

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Choose Deja Vu 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: deja.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Vestige samvallad33 Knowledge & Memory	Deja Vu vshulcz Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-first cognitive memory for AI agents. FSRS-6 scheduling, smart ingest, SQLite storage, portable sync, embedded dashboard, and optional Cognitive Sandwich hooks for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP clients.	Local memory layer over the session histories coding agents already write (Claude Code, Codex CLI, opencode): lexical search, recall tools, session-start auto-recall, secret redaction at index time, cross-machine sync over SSH.
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": {
    "samvallad33-vestige": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "samvallad33-vestige"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vshulcz-deja-vu": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@vshulcz/deja-vu"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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