AiDex vs codebase-memory-mcp

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

	AiDex Persistent code index + memory, semantic search & live telemetry for AI coding agents — 50x less context than grep. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	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	TypeScript	C
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	37	16k
Last commit	11 days ago	12 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npm install -g aidex-mcp`	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick AiDex if you need the broadest set of tools.

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

Install / run

npm install -g aidex-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aidex": {
      "command": "aidex",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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": []
    }
  }
}

AiDex or codebase-memory-mcp — which is better?

Pick AiDex if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both AiDex 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 AiDex and codebase-memory-mcp work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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