Clojure MCP vs codebase-memory-mcp

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

	Clojure MCP REPL-driven Clojure development for AI assistants: live nREPL eval plus structure-aware, paren-safe code editing. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Clojure	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	Clojure	C
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	764	16k
Last commit	7 days ago	12 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.bhauman/clojure-mcp :as mcp`	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Clojure MCP if you prefer its approach (repl-driven clojure development for ai assistants: live nrepl eval plus structure-aware, paren-safe code editing).

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

Add Clojure MCP

Install / run

clojure -Ttools install-latest :lib io.github.bhauman/clojure-mcp :as mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clojure-mcp": {
      "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/bash",
      "args": [
        "-c",
        "clojure -Tmcp start :not-cwd true :port 7888"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Clojure MCP or codebase-memory-mcp — which is better?

Pick Clojure MCP if you prefer its approach (repl-driven clojure development for ai assistants: live nrepl eval plus structure-aware, paren-safe code editing). Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Clojure MCP 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 Clojure MCP 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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