memory vs mcp-discovery

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	memory by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-discovery by rust-mcp-stack
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 83
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Score	77	45
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Categories	Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	Developer ToolsProductivityOther
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	5 mo ago

memory · Summary

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

mcp-discovery · Summary

A Rust CLI tool for discovering and documenting MCP Server capabilities with multiple output formats.

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-discovery · Use cases

Automatically generating and maintaining README files for MCP servers
Documenting MCP server capabilities in project documentation
Creating custom documentation templates for MCP integrations

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"]
    }
  }
}

mcp-discovery · Install

Installation

Running as CLI

Install from crates.io:

cargo install mcp-discovery

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery
cd mcp-discovery
cargo install --path .

GitHub Action

See [rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery-action](https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/mcp-discovery-action) for instructions on using as a GitHub Action.

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