Dumpling AI MCP Server vs Graphiti MCP

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

	Dumpling AI MCP Server Data scraping, document conversion, AI agents, and code execution via the Dumpling AI API. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale JavaScript	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	JavaScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	30	28k
Last commit	1 year ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai`	`git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Dumpling AI MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you need the broadest set of tools.

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

Add Dumpling AI MCP Server

Install / run

env DUMPLING_API_KEY=your_api_key npx -y mcp-server-dumplingai

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dumpling-ai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-dumplingai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DUMPLING_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Dumpling AI MCP Server or Graphiti MCP — which is better?

Pick Dumpling AI MCP Server if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Graphiti MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Dumpling AI MCP Server 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 Dumpling AI MCP Server 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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