Databricks MCP Servers vs Graphiti MCP

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

	Databricks MCP Servers Databricks Labs server exposing Unity Catalog functions, vector search indexes and Genie spaces as agent tools. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth Stale 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	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	93	28k
Last commit	11 months ago	6 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/databrickslabs/mcp && uv --directory ./mcp run unitycatalog-mcp -s your_catalog.your_schema`	`git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Databricks MCP Servers if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Graphiti MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Add Databricks MCP Servers

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/databrickslabs/mcp && uv --directory ./mcp run unitycatalog-mcp -s your_catalog.your_schema

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "databricks-mcp-servers": {
      "command": "/path/to/uv/executable/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/this/repo",
        "run",
        "unitycatalog-mcp",
        "-s",
        "your_catalog.your_schema",
        "-g",
        "genie_space_id_1,genie_space_id_2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Databricks MCP Servers or Graphiti MCP — which is better?

Pick Databricks MCP Servers if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Graphiti MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Databricks MCP Servers 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 Databricks MCP Servers 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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