Graphiti MCP vs Outsource MCP

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

	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	Outsource MCP Give your AI assistant its own AI assistants — outsource text and image generation to 20+ model providers. Unverified stdio (local) API key Stale Python
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	Python	Python
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	28k	30
Last commit	1 month ago	1 year ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git && cd graphiti/mcp_server && docker compose up`	`uvx --from git+https://github.com/gwbischof/outsource-mcp.git outsource-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

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

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.

Add Outsource MCP

Install / run

uvx --from git+https://github.com/gwbischof/outsource-mcp.git outsource-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outsource-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/gwbischof/outsource-mcp.git",
        "outsource-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-key",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-anthropic-key",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "your-google-key",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "your-groq-key",
        "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "your-deepseek-key",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "your-xai-key",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "your-perplexity-key",
        "COHERE_API_KEY": "your-cohere-key",
        "FIREWORKS_API_KEY": "your-fireworks-key",
        "HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY": "your-huggingface-key",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "your-mistral-key",
        "NVIDIA_API_KEY": "your-nvidia-key",
        "OLLAMA_HOST": "http://localhost:11434",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "your-openrouter-key",
        "TOGETHER_API_KEY": "your-together-key",
        "CEREBRAS_API_KEY": "your-cerebras-key",
        "DEEPINFRA_API_KEY": "your-deepinfra-key",
        "SAMBANOVA_API_KEY": "your-sambanova-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Graphiti MCP or Outsource MCP — which is better?

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

Can I use both Graphiti MCP and Outsource 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 Graphiti MCP and Outsource 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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