@mnemodb/mcp

The MnemoDB memory engine as an MCP server. Gives any MCP client — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop — persistent memory stored in human-readable, git-diffable .mem.md files.

claude mcp add mnemodb -- npx -y @mnemodb/[email protected]

Why this and not built-in memory

CLAUDE.md and Claude's memory tool already give agents memory. MnemoDB isn't a replacement — it's the structure they don't provide: typed entries with lifecycle (TTL, supersession, compaction), provenance and a trust model (tool-sourced memories are flagged untrusted and can't override human instructions), portability across tools, and auditable Markdown files you can git diff. Worth it when the agent maintains memory itself over many sessions, or you work across more than one tool. Full rationale: https://github.com/mnemodb/mnemodb

Tools

Eleven memory-semantic operations — things a plain memory folder can't do:

• memory_boot — always-loaded context (preambles + pinned entries); call at session start
• memory_list — list the whole store (no query needed); browse everything
• memory_recall — ranked retrieval for a query, with provenance + untrusted flag
• memory_show — one entry in full: body, all metadata, lifecycle status
• memory_history — an entry's supersession lineage (what it replaced / what replaced it)
• memory_stats — the store's self-report: counts by type/scope/provenance, budget, staleness
• memory_remember — store a typed entry (dedup, provenance stamping, supersession)
• memory_forget — auditable soft-delete to the archive (recoverable; trust-gated)
• memory_pin — set an entry's load tier (always/auto/cold); guards against pinning untrusted content
• memory_review — stale entries, contradictions, budget status
• memory_compact — the vacuum pass (dry-run by default)

Setup — Claude Code

claude mcp add mnemodb -- npx -y @mnemodb/[email protected]

Or in .mcp.json at your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mnemodb": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mnemodb/[email protected]"] }
  }
}

The store is discovered at ./.memory (create one with npx @mnemodb/cli init), or set MNEMO_STORE=/path/to/store. Then add a short instruction to CLAUDE.md telling the agent to call memory_recall / memory_remember — see https://github.com/mnemodb/mnemodb/blob/main/docs/USAGE.md

Security stance

Everything written through memory_remember is stamped src: agent. Tool-derived content is data, never instructions (spec §10), flagged untrusted on recall so consuming agents don't obey it.