AI Distiller (aid) vs codebase-memory-mcp

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	AI Distiller (aid) Distill large codebases into AI-friendly context — public APIs, types, and structure, 90-98% smaller. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Go	codebase-memory-mcp Code intelligence engine that indexes repos into a persistent knowledge graph for AI coding agents. Unverified stdio (local) No auth C
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Go	C
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	160	16k
Last commit	2 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`claude mcp add aid -- npx -y @janreges/ai-distiller-mcp`	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick AI Distiller (aid) if you prefer its approach (distill large codebases into ai-friendly context — public apis, types, and structure, 90-98% smaller).

Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add AI Distiller (aid)

Install / run

claude mcp add aid -- npx -y @janreges/ai-distiller-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-distiller-aid": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@janreges/ai-distiller-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add codebase-memory-mcp

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh | bash

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-memory-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/codebase-memory-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

AI Distiller (aid) or codebase-memory-mcp — which is better?

Pick AI Distiller (aid) if you prefer its approach (distill large codebases into ai-friendly context — public apis, types, and structure, 90-98% smaller). Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both AI Distiller (aid) and codebase-memory-mcp?

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 AI Distiller (aid) and codebase-memory-mcp work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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