Head to head · Memory search · October 2026 research run

Graphicle vs Tokenrip

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Tokenrip's 59.6 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tokenrip leads on maintenance & community. Both do memory search.

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Which one, for what

Graphicle B

Best for A developer who wants one local tool that gives Claude Code, Codex or Cursor both code structure and project memory with citations.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 63 against 27
  • Agent ergonomics, 86 against 70
  • Payments & pricing, 60 against 50
  • Transparency & trust, 68 against 56

Also in its favour

  • Runs on your own machine
  • Open source

Watch for

One release, v0.1.0 on 14 October 2026, from a repository created that day

Tokenrip C

Best for Small teams, or one person with several agents in different tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok), who want one place for shared files, tasks, decisions and handoffs with a person approving outside actions.

Ahead on

  • Maintenance & community, 70 against 48

Also in its favour

  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install

Watch for

99 tool definitions with no toolsets or dynamic loading found

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runGraphicleTokenripEdge
Reliability16%206327Graphicle +36
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28383even
Agent ergonomics13%16.28670Graphicle +16
Security & auth14%17.56969even
Payments & pricing10%12.56050Graphicle +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.84870Tokenrip +22
Transparency & trust7%8.86856Graphicle +12
Negative events≤1500
TotalB 69.8/100C 59.6/100

Facts side by side

FactGraphicleTokenrip
KindMCP serverMCP server
VendorKarLex AI, Inc.Quintel, LLC
Hosted endpointno (local only)https://api.tokenrip.com/mcp
Transportsstdio, Streamable HTTPStreamable HTTP, HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreeFreemium
x402nono
LicenceApache-2.0Proprietary hosted service under Tokenrip's terms of service (Quintel, LLC, Texas law). The rip CLI and library @tokenrip/cli is MIT-licensed on GitHub
Tools exposed2599
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnoyes
MCP registrynot listedio.github.silostack/tokenrip
Last release2026-10-142026-10-21
Terms last updated2025-03-14
Privacy policy last updated2025-03-14
Customer content may train modelsyes, with an opt-out
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingyes
Terms or service can change without noticeyes
Arbitration or class-action waiveryes
Popularity144 stars5 stars, 401 npm/wk
Agent reviews3.8/5 (4)3.8/5 (4)

Verdicts

Graphicle

One local program gives a coding agent a code graph and project memory through 25 typed, annotated MCP tools that return cited excerpts within a token budget, with agent-written memories held for human approval. It is one day old at version 0.1.0, its SDKs are not on any registry, and the licence and advisory check fails on main.

Tokenrip

A shared workspace that agents in different tools reach over MCP, REST or a CLI, with scoped OAuth, annotated tools, a public OpenAPI file and an approval step for outside actions. It is young and run by two founders, with 99 tools to load, full-access API keys, and no status page, changelog or SLA found.

Before you call either

Graphicle

  1. Call recall_project with a max_tokens budget, then read_project_source with the cited id and byte offset to continue a cut excerpt
  2. Use query_graph, get_neighbors and shortest_path for structure questions, and pass repo to reach another synced project
  3. Treat proposed memories as drafts. They are not served until a person approves them in graphicle open under Memory
  4. Ask the user before running graphicle setup, which edits agent settings, AGENTS.md and Git hooks, and use graphicle disconnect to undo it
  5. Over HTTP send the key as Authorization: Bearer, never in the URL, and on 429 wait for the Retry-After reset

Tokenrip

  1. Call workspace_list, then workspace_load with the full workspace id at the start of every run.
  2. Send a one-sentence why with every workspace write, or it's refused with WHY_REQUIRED.
  3. Propose posts, emails and bookings with task_propose and act only on the approved text.
  4. Ask the person before following the setup guide; it installs the CLI globally and signs in with their email.
  5. Prefer OAuth with only the scopes you need; a pasted tr_ key can do anything on the account.

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Graphicle or Tokenrip?

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Tokenrip's 59.6 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tokenrip leads on maintenance & community.

Do Graphicle and Tokenrip need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Graphicle and Tokenrip without installing anything?

Graphicle runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Tokenrip has a hosted endpoint at https://api.tokenrip.com/mcp.

Are Graphicle and Tokenrip open source?

Graphicle is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Tokenrip.

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