Memory Os Cli vs Ctxfile

In-depth architectural comparison of the Memory Os Cli and Ctxfile 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 Memory Os Cli when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Hosted Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint, Local stdio MCP command, Authentication and credential management.

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Choose Ctxfile 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: Snapshots plans, ranked files, Git state, and optional summaries, Saves sessions and continues threads with provenance-labeled history, Maintains durable work identities across agents and machines.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Memory Os Cli yonro Knowledge & Memory	Ctxfile ctxfile Knowledge & Memory
Summary	XMemo is user-owned memory for AI agents over a hosted Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint. Save, search, recall, and manage scoped memories across Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, IDEs, and CLIs. https://xmemo.dev/mcp	Local-first MCP server that snapshots your project's working state — files, git, plan, and decisions — into one structured context object and hands it to any MCP client in a single call. Save a session in one agent, continue it in another. Zero network calls by default; read-only over your project. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP client. npx -y ctxfile
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": {
    "yonro-memory-os-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--package",
        "@xmemo/client@latest",
        "xmemo-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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