Bagel vs Graphiti MCP

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

	Bagel Chat with your robotics, drone, and IoT data — deterministic SQL over ROS, PX4, ArduPilot & Betaflight logs. Unverified SSE (remote) No auth Python	Graphiti MCP Temporal knowledge-graph memory for agents: add episodes and search facts over FalkorDB or Neo4j, from Zep. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key Python
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	Python	Python
Transport	SSE (remote)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	API key
GitHub stars	383	28k
Last commit	4 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/Extelligence-ai/bagel.git && cd bagel && docker compose run --service-ports ros2-kilted`	`git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Bagel if you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Graphiti MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Bagel

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/Extelligence-ai/bagel.git && cd bagel && docker compose run --service-ports ros2-kilted

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bagel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://0.0.0.0:8000/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Graphiti MCP

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "graphiti-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8000/mcp/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Bagel or Graphiti MCP — which is better?

Pick Bagel if you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Graphiti MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Bagel and Graphiti 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 Bagel and Graphiti 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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