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Vault Cortex vs Engram: AI memory you can edit in Obsidian
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Standalone MCP server for Obsidian vaults — hybrid search, notes & files, memory, tasks, OAuth 2.1
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Shared memory for Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP client. Read and edit it in Obsidian or the web app.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Engram: AI memory you can edit in Obsidian (95/100 against 73). Engram: AI memory you can edit in Obsidian is hosted and callable through the gateway; Vault Cortex runs on your own machine.
| Vault Cortex | Engram: AI memory you can edit in Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B73/100 | A95/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 20 | 10 |
| Downloads / week | – | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-25 |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |