Agentset MCP vs Memory (Knowledge Graph)

A side-by-side comparison of two AI, Data & Knowledge servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Agentset MCP Retrieve from your Agentset RAG knowledge base directly inside Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript	Memory (Knowledge Graph) Official MCP server providing persistent, file-backed knowledge-graph memory across sessions. Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	30	74k
Last commit	1 year ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @agentset/mcp`	`npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Agentset MCP if you prefer its approach (retrieve from your agentset rag knowledge base directly inside claude, cursor, and other mcp clients).

Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Agentset MCP

Install / run

npx @agentset/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentset-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentset/mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENTSET_API_KEY": "agentset_xxx",
        "AGENTSET_NAMESPACE_ID": "ns_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Memory (Knowledge Graph)

Install / run

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-knowledge-graph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/memory.jsonl"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Agentset MCP or Memory (Knowledge Graph) — which is better?

Pick Agentset MCP if you prefer its approach (retrieve from your agentset rag knowledge base directly inside claude, cursor, and other mcp clients). Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Agentset MCP and Memory (Knowledge Graph)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Agentset MCP and Memory (Knowledge Graph) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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