ChatCrystal vs MisakaNet

In-depth architectural comparison of the ChatCrystal and MisakaNet 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 ChatCrystal 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: Imports Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Trae, and GitHub Copilot chats, Distills conversations into tagged structured notes, Provides embedding-based semantic search.

Explore ChatCrystal Details

Choose MisakaNet 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: BM25 and SAG-Lite lesson search, Git-backed failure-recovery knowledge base, MCP tools for searching and retrieving lessons.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	ChatCrystal ZengLiangYi Knowledge & Memory	MisakaNet Ikalus1988 Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Local-first AI PKM memory server for coding conversations. Imports Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Trae, and GitHub Copilot chats into notes, semantic search, tag graphs, Markdown exports, and reusable MCP memory. npx -y chatcrystal mcp	Agent failure memory network. Search 235+ verified debugging lessons from real engineering sessions. BM25 + SAG-Lite search, 3 tools (search, getlesson, submitusage), 5 resources, 3 guided prompts. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP client. python3 scripts/mcpserver.py
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": {
    "zengliangyi-chatcrystal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chatcrystal"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ikalus1988-misakanet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@misaka-net/misakanet-setup"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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