Memory (Knowledge Graph) vs Vizro-MCP

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

	Memory (Knowledge Graph) Official MCP server providing persistent, file-backed knowledge-graph memory across sessions. Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	Vizro-MCP MCP server that works alongside an LLM to build validated Vizro charts and dashboards. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	AI, Data & Knowledge	AI, Data & Knowledge
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	74k	3.7k
Last commit	6 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory`	`uvx vizro-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Vizro-MCP if you prefer its approach (mcp server that works alongside an llm to build validated vizro charts and dashboards).

Add Memory (Knowledge Graph)

Install / run

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-knowledge-graph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/memory.jsonl"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Vizro-MCP

Install / run

uvx vizro-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vizro-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "vizro-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

FAQ

Memory (Knowledge Graph) or Vizro-MCP — which is better?

Pick Memory (Knowledge Graph) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Vizro-MCP if you prefer its approach (mcp server that works alongside an llm to build validated vizro charts and dashboards).

Can I use both Memory (Knowledge Graph) and Vizro-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 Memory (Knowledge Graph) and Vizro-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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