Bagel 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.

	Bagel Chat with your robotics, drone, and IoT data — deterministic SQL over ROS, PX4, ArduPilot & Betaflight logs. Unverified SSE (remote) No auth Python	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	Python	TypeScript
Transport	SSE (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	383	74k
Last commit	3 months ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/Extelligence-ai/bagel.git && cd bagel && docker compose run --service-ports ros2-kilted`	`npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Bagel if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) 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 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

Bagel or Memory (Knowledge Graph) — which is better?

Pick Bagel if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install. 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 Bagel 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 Bagel 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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