Jarvis Orb vs MCP Roo Memory

In-depth architectural comparison of the Jarvis Orb and MCP Roo Memory 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 Jarvis Orb 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).
• You have access to required keys: PYTHONPATH.
• Primary tools included: Four-tier memory with automatic classification, Temporal scoring with 30-day half-life decay, Contradiction detection and superseded-memory filtering.

Explore Jarvis Orb Details

Choose MCP Roo 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).
• Primary tools included: desktop_open, desktop_focus, desktop_history.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Jarvis Orb whynowlab Knowledge & Memory	MCP Roo Memory mcasdfgf Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Persistent 4-tier AI memory (episodic, semantic, project, procedural) with temporal scoring, contradiction detection, entity tracking, and real-time desktop visualization orb.	Persistent fractal graph memory for AI coding agents via MCP. Semantic vector search, hot/cold/archive context tiers, decision tracking, and Docker-based deployment with Qdrant.
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": {
    "whynowlab-jarvis-orb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "aiosqlite"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "YOUR_PYTHONPATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcasdfgf-mcp-roo-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcasdfgf-mcp-roo-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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