| FMRS | 52 / 100 · D | 74 / 100 · B | 72 / 100 · B |
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| Reliability | 7 / 20 | 11 / 20 | 10 / 20 |
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| Security and permissions | 6 / 20 | 15 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Maintenance | 15 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 16 / 20 |
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| Documentation | 13 / 20 | 17 / 20 | 17 / 20 |
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| Setup experience | 11 / 20 | 14 / 20 | 14 / 20 |
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| Best for | - Users who want a single desktop app that unifies many cloud LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc.) and local Ollama models
- Users who need to connect to multiple external MCP tool services with local-first storage and inspectable session history (Tape/Trace)
- Users who want to reuse Agent Skills built for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and similar tools
- Developers who want coding-focused ACP agents integrated into the same chat-style model selector
| - Developers needing quick, API-key-free web search capabilities
- Privacy-conscious users who prefer local search execution
- AI application development with Claude Desktop or Claude Code
| - Privacy-conscious developers who want local data storage.
- Researchers who need AI-assisted management of large note collections.
- Users of Markdown editors like Obsidian.
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| Not for | - Users looking for an MCP server to add into Claude Desktop or another AI client's config (DeepChat is an MCP client/host, not a server to be added elsewhere)
- Users who want a lightweight CLI-only tool rather than a full Electron desktop application
- Users needing a native mobile app (currently Windows/macOS/Linux desktop only; mobile access is indirect, via remote control)
| - Enterprise applications requiring high-scale, reliable search APIs
- Users needing advanced search features like custom ranking or filters
- Accessing sites blocked by TLS fingerprinting without installing the optional browser backend
| - Users needing cloud sync and mobile access (unless using the paid cloud service).
- Minimalists who want zero configuration.
- Scenarios requiring large-scale vector databases and complex retrieval (local SQLite may be insufficient).
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| Required permissions | - Local file system read/write access for session Tape storage, Skills files (imported from folders/ZIP/URL), and app configuration
- Ability to spawn local subprocesses, used to run stdio-based MCP services and the bundled Node.js runtime
- Network access to call cloud LLM APIs, search services (e.g. Brave Search), and SSE/StreamableHTTP MCP services
- Remote-control bot credentials (Telegram/Feishu/QQBot/Discord/WeChat iLink tokens) used to bind and remotely operate desktop sessions
- Local Ollama management access to download, deploy, and run local models
| - Outbound network access to DuckDuckGo and other websites
- Reads environment variables for SafeSearch, region, and CA certificates
- Optionally reads a CA certificate file (for TLS-intercepting proxies)
| - Read and write to the local filesystem (default: ~/basic-memory).
- Perform file and directory operations (create, edit, delete).
- Access local SQLite database (or Postgres/Milvus if configured).
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| Risks and side effects | - Third-party MCP services connected via stdio run as local processes under the user's permissions — only install MCP services from trusted sources
- Imported Skills may include optional scripts that execute with the app's permissions once enabled — vet the source before enabling
- If a remote-control bot token is leaked, an attacker could remotely control the local session, switch models, or read pending interactions via the messaging app
- Some search functionality works by simulating user browsing of search engines, which may raise terms-of-service considerations for target sites
- The README describes encryption/obfuscation interfaces as "reserved" capabilities — verify what is actually enabled in a given release before relying on it
| - Search endpoints may occasionally return empty results or errors, especially when blocked
- Content fetching may be subject to SSRF protection, blocking private or loopback addresses by default
- Misuse could lead to rate limiting or IP blocking
| - Tools have write operations that may unintentionally modify or delete notes.
- Edit operations may overwrite existing content, though there are protections.
- Semantic search and reranking features may require model downloads, adding latency.
- Local data backups are the user's responsibility.
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| Supported clients | | Claude Desktop, Claude Code | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Obsidian |
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