Smart Connections vs Nouz

In-depth architectural comparison of the Smart Connections and Nouz 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 Smart Connections 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: search_by_text, search_similar, search_by_embedding.

Explore Smart Connections Details

Choose Nouz 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).

Explore Nouz Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Smart Connections Knowledge & Memory	Nouz Knowledge & Memory
Summary	MCP server for Obsidian Smart Connections. Semantic search using your vault's embeddings.	Semantic knowledge engine for Obsidian with auto-classification and DAG hierarchy
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory
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": {
    "smart-connections": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nouz": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nouz-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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