PiloTY vs codebase-memory-mcp

A side-by-side comparison of two Developer Tools servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	PiloTY Persistent, interactive PTY terminal for AI agents over MCP — SSH, REPLs, password prompts, long-running jobs. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	codebase-memory-mcp Code intelligence engine that indexes repos into a persistent knowledge graph for AI coding agents. Unverified stdio (local) No auth C
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Python	C
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	38	16k
Last commit	2 months ago	12 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`codex mcp add piloty -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/yiwenlu66/PiloTY.git piloty`	`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh \| bash`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick PiloTY if you prefer its approach (persistent, interactive pty terminal for ai agents over mcp — ssh, repls, password prompts, long-running jobs).

Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add PiloTY

Install / run

codex mcp add piloty -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/yiwenlu66/PiloTY.git piloty

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "piloty": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/yiwenlu66/PiloTY.git",
        "piloty"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Add codebase-memory-mcp

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp/main/install.sh | bash

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codebase-memory-mcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/codebase-memory-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

FAQ

PiloTY or codebase-memory-mcp — which is better?

Pick PiloTY if you prefer its approach (persistent, interactive pty terminal for ai agents over mcp — ssh, repls, password prompts, long-running jobs). Pick codebase-memory-mcp if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both PiloTY and codebase-memory-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 PiloTY and codebase-memory-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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