Total Agent Memory vs NMEMORY

In-depth architectural comparison of the Total Agent Memory and NMEMORY 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?

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Choose Total Agent 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).

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Choose NMEMORY 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	T Total Agent Memory Knowledge & Memory	NMEMORY Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Persistent local memory for coding agents: temporal knowledge graph, procedural and episodic recall	Hermetic local memory for coding agents: provenance-mandatory capture, honest recall, zero sockets.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory

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": {
    "total-agent-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "total-agent-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nmemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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