mcp-hfspace vs Graphiti MCP

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

	mcp-hfspace Connect Claude Desktop to any Hugging Face Space (Gradio app) with minimal setup — image gen, vision, TTS, STT and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript	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	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	386	28k
Last commit	1 year ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @llmindset/mcp-hfspace`	`git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick mcp-hfspace if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

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

Add mcp-hfspace

Install / run

npx -y @llmindset/mcp-hfspace

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-hfspace": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@llmindset/mcp-hfspace",
        "--work-dir=/Users/evalstate/mcp-store",
        "shuttleai/shuttle-jaguar",
        "styletts2/styletts2",
        "Qwen/QVQ-72B-preview"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

mcp-hfspace or Graphiti MCP — which is better?

Pick mcp-hfspace if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Graphiti MCP if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both mcp-hfspace 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 mcp-hfspace 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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