# Graphicle vs Tokenrip

> Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) to Tokenrip's 59.6 (C) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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.

- Graphicle: grade B, 69.8/100, rank #184 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphicle.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json
- Tokenrip: grade C, 59.6/100, rank #608 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tokenrip.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tokenrip.json
- Best memory layers for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-memory/index.md
- All 134 memory comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-memory/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Graphicle (B)

Good 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)

Good 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 | Graphicle | Tokenrip | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 27 | Graphicle +36 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 83 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 70 | Graphicle +16 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 69 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 50 | Graphicle +10 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 70 | Tokenrip +22 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 68 | 56 | Graphicle +12 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **69.8 · B** | **59.6 · C** | |

## 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

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.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graphicle-vs-tokenrip.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graphicle-vs-tokenrip.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "graphicle", "b": "tokenrip"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare graphicle tokenrip`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tokenrip.json

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