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
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
| Category | Weight this run | Graphicle | Tokenrip | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 63 | 27 | Graphicle +36 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 83 | 83 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 86 | 70 | Graphicle +16 |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 69 | 69 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 60 | 50 | Graphicle +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 48 | 70 | Tokenrip +22 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 68 | 56 | Graphicle +12 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | B 69.8/100 | C 59.6/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Graphicle | Tokenrip |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |
| Vendor | KarLex AI, Inc. | Quintel, LLC |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | https://api.tokenrip.com/mcp |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary 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 exposed | 25 | 99 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | io.github.silostack/tokenrip |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-03-14 | |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-14 | |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | |
| Popularity | 144 stars | 5 stars, 401 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (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
- Call
recall_projectwith amax_tokensbudget, thenread_project_sourcewith the cited id and byte offset to continue a cut excerpt - Use
query_graph,get_neighborsandshortest_pathfor structure questions, and passrepoto reach another synced project - Treat proposed memories as drafts. They are not served until a person approves them in
graphicle openunder Memory - Ask the user before running
graphicle setup, which edits agent settings, AGENTS.md and Git hooks, and usegraphicle disconnectto undo it - Over HTTP send the key as
Authorization: Bearer, never in the URL, and on 429 wait for the Retry-After reset
Tokenrip
- Call
workspace_list, thenworkspace_loadwith the full workspace id at the start of every run. - Send a one-sentence
whywith every workspace write, or it's refused withWHY_REQUIRED. - Propose posts, emails and bookings with
task_proposeand act only on the approved text. - Ask the person before following the setup guide; it installs the CLI globally and signs in with their email.
- 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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/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json·/api/v1/tools/tokenrip.json - From a terminal
anchor compare graphicle tokenrip(the CLI) - Over MCP
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