Models and memory · MCP Steering Group

Set up Memory

Keeps a knowledge graph of entities and relations in a local file so the agent can recall facts between sessions.

Publisher: MCP Steering Group Official
Run locally: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory
Transports: stdio
Authentication: None.
Environment: MEMORY_FILE_PATH
What it can touch: Reads and writes one local file, set with MEMORY_FILE_PATH.
Licence: MIT (existing) / Apache-2.0 (new contributions)
Source: github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/memory
Status: Active

Install

This server runs on your machine as a child process of the client. You need the runtime its command uses, such as Node.js for npx, uv for uvx or Docker, plus any variables listed under Environment.

Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --scope project memory -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]

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Sources

github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers