MCP-Dandan vs memory

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	MCP-Dandan by 82ch	memory by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 63	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	45	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	SecurityAI / LLM ToolsMonitoring	Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	5 mo ago	this month

MCP-Dandan · Summary

MCP-Dandan is a security monitoring framework that intercepts and analyzes MCP communications in real-time to detect malicious behavior.

memory · Summary

An MCP server implementing persistent memory using a local knowledge graph for AI models to remember user information across chats.

MCP-Dandan · Use cases

Security monitoring for AI applications using MCP protocol
Detection of malicious tool calls and data exfiltration attempts
Real-time protection against command injection in agentic systems

memory · Use cases

Personalizing AI assistant interactions by remembering user preferences, history, and relationships
Building context-aware chat applications that maintain conversation history
Creating knowledge bases that persist across AI model sessions

MCP-Dandan · Install

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/82ch/MCP-Dandan.git
cd MCP-Dandan

# Install all dependencies (Python + Node.js)
npm run install-all

Running the Application

# Start both server and desktop UI
npm run dev

The server will start on http://127.0.0.1:8282 and the Electron desktop app will launch automatically.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-dandan": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["path/to/mcp-dandan/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

memory · Install

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Use one-click installation buttons or manually configure in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "-v", "claude-memory:/app/dist", "--rm", "mcp/memory"]
    }
  }
}

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