# Memory (MCP reference server) vs past.dev (slim)

> past.dev scores 63.8 (B) to Memory's 54.2 (C) for agent memory. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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past.dev scores 63.8 (B) on agent readiness against Memory (MCP reference server)'s 54.2 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Memory (MCP reference server) leads on reliability, payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do agent memory.

- Memory (MCP reference server): C 54.2, rank #782 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/memory-reference-server.min.md
- past.dev: B 63.8, rank #416 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/past-dev.min.md
- Memory (MCP reference server), good for A single local agent that wants a small, inspectable store of facts about people and projects. Ahead on Reliability, 52 against 43; Payments & pricing, 60 against 40; Transparency & trust, 72 against 67. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- past.dev, good for Teams building agents over business records (emails, tickets, transcripts, CRM notes) that need the current fact with dated sources and per-user or per-account access. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 86 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 67; Security & auth, 64 against 32; Maintenance & community, 70 against 43. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.

| Category | Memory (MCP reference server) | past.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 52 | 43 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 60 | 86 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 43 | 70 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Memory (MCP reference server) | past.dev |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | MCP project (reference servers) | Revo Inc. (doing business as Past Corp.) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.past.dev` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT and Apache-2.0 | Proprietary hosted service under past.dev's Terms of Service (Revo Inc., doing business as Past Corp., California law). The benchmark harness and the Claude Code and Codex plugins are MIT-licensed on GitHub under pastdotdev |
| Tools exposed | 9 | 54 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-08-31 | 2026-10-12 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-09-08 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-03-15 |  |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 90k stars, 136k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |