codebase-memory-mcp vs Container Use

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

	codebase-memory-mcp Code intelligence engine that indexes repos into a persistent knowledge graph for AI coding agents. Unverified stdio (local) No auth C	Container Use Isolated, containerized dev environments for coding agents — each agent works in its own git branch. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Go
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	C	Go
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	16k	3.9k
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`	`brew install dagger/tap/container-use`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

Pick Container Use if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

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": []
    }
  }
}

Install / run

brew install dagger/tap/container-use

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "container-use": {
      "command": "container-use",
      "args": [
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

codebase-memory-mcp or Container Use — which is better?

Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option. Pick Container Use if you want the official, vendor-maintained server.

Can I use both codebase-memory-mcp and Container Use?

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 codebase-memory-mcp and Container Use work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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