Decision Workspace
mcp-knowledge-base vs lexa-obsidian vs llmwiki
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mcp-knowledge-base
experimentalv1.2.0
Knowledge Base MCP Server — articles, policies, known issues, TF-IDF search, feedback loops, gap detection, and source-grounded answers
45
lexa-obsidian
experimentalv0.1.1
Local-first hybrid retrieval over an Obsidian vault. Ships an MCP stdio server (Codex / Claude Desktop / Cursor) and a CLI for indexing, search, backlinks, and tag listing.
43
llmwiki
experimentalv0.2.1
A local-first wiki search and indexing tool
Core Metrics
| mcp-knowledge-base | lexa-obsidian | llmwiki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 41 | 31 | 58 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 24d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 2d | 24d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mcp-knowledge-base
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lexa-obsidian
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
llmwiki
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mcp-knowledge-base | lexa-obsidian | llmwiki | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 58KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcp-knowledge-base leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llmwiki has the most downloads (58), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lexa-obsidian, llmwiki are pre-1.0 — API may change.