Agentmem vs Gingugu

In-depth architectural comparison of the Agentmem and Gingugu 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 Agentmem 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 and FTS5 local storage, Trust lifecycle for memory records, Conflict and staleness detection.

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Choose Gingugu 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 persistent memory, BM25 and semantic hybrid search, Namespaces and typed knowledge graph.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Agentmem Thezenmonster Knowledge & Memory	Gingugu gingugu Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Governed memory for coding agents with trust lifecycle (hypothesis → active → validated → deprecated), conflict detection, staleness tracking, and health scoring. SQLite + FTS5, zero infrastructure. pip install quilmem[mcp]	Persistent memory for AI coding assistants. Local SQLite, no cloud. 16 MCP tools: store, recall, search, relate, consolidate, export, and credential vault (OS keychain). Typed memories with confidence lifecycle (verified/inferred/stale/deprecated), namespaces, knowledge graph, and hybrid BM25 + semantic search via fastembed ONNX. Works with Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, and any MCP client. pip install gingugu
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": {
    "thezenmonster-agentmem": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "quilmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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