install-memdove

🕊️ Universal installer for memDove MCP servers - One command to install memDove in any AI client with enhanced user experience.

✨ Features

• 🚀 One-line installation for any AI client
• 🎯 Universal compatibility (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, etc.)
• 🕊️ Enhanced success messaging with visual feedback
• 📦 Future-ready for memDove ecosystem expansion
• 🛡️ Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

🔧 Quick Start

# Install main memDove server for Claude Desktop
npx install-memdove --client claude

# Install for Claude Code CLI
npx install-memdove --client claude-code

# Install for Cursor IDE
npx install-memdove --client cursor

📋 Supported Clients

| Client | Flag | Config Location | |--------|------|----------------| | Claude Desktop | claude | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ | | Claude Code CLI | claude-code | ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json | | Cursor IDE | cursor | ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/ | | VS Code | vscode | ~/Library/Application Support/Code/ | | Cline | cline | VS Code globalStorage | | Continue | continue | ~/.continue/config.json | | Windsurf | windsurf | ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/ |

🎯 Usage Examples

Basic Installation

# Install for your preferred client
npx install-memdove --client claude
npx install-memdove --client cursor
npx install-memdove --client vscode

Advanced Options

# Install specific memDove server (future expansion)
npx install-memdove memdove-analytics --client claude

# Install for specific project
npx install-memdove --client cursor --project "/path/to/project"

# Enable OAuth authentication
npx install-memdove --client claude --oauth yes

🌟 Enhanced Success Experience

When installation completes, you'll see a beautiful success message:

🎉🕊️ SUCCESS! 🕊️🎉
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✨ memdove is now installed for CLAUDE! ✨
🚀 Happy coding with enhanced AI memory! 🚀
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Plus detailed setup instructions and quick test commands!

🕊️ memDove Commands

Once installed, use these commands in your AI client:

• "Store this memory: [your information]"
• "Search my memories for: [query]"
• "List my recent memories"
• "Get my memory statistics"
• "Delete memory with ID: [id]"

🔗 memDove Ecosystem

This installer supports the full memDove ecosystem:

• memdove - Main memory server with semantic compression
• memdove-analytics (coming soon) - Advanced analytics and insights
• memdove-search (coming soon) - Enhanced search capabilities

🛠️ Options Reference

| Option | Description | Example | |--------|-------------|---------| | --client <name> | Target AI client (required) | --client claude | | --server <name> | Server to install | --server memdove-analytics | | --project <path> | Project-specific installation | --project "/my/project" | | --oauth <yes/no> | Enable OAuth authentication | --oauth yes | | --help | Show help information | --help |

🌍 Platform Support

• macOS: Full support for all clients
• Windows: Full support with AppData paths
• Linux: Full support with XDG config directories

🚨 Troubleshooting

Installation Issues

# Check if client is supported
npx install-memdove --help

# Verify file permissions (macOS/Linux)
sudo npx install-memdove --client claude

# Manual config verification
cat ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json  # Claude Code
cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json  # Claude Desktop

Common Issues

"Unsupported client" error:

• Check the supported clients list above
• Ensure you're using the exact client name

"Cannot determine config path" error:

• Make sure the AI client is installed
• Try running the client once to create config directories

"Permission denied" error:

• Use sudo on macOS/Linux
• Run as Administrator on Windows

🔗 Links

• 📚 Documentation: memdove.ai/docs
• 🐛 Issues: github.com/memDove/install-memdove/issues
• 💬 Community: discord.gg/memDove
• 🕊️ Main Package: npmjs.com/package/memdove

📄 License

MIT © memDove Team

🎉 Happy coding with enhanced AI memory! 🕊️