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memex MCP Server

io.github.kioie/memex

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What is the memex MCP server?

Local MCP memory for coding agents. SQLite on your machine — preferences persist across chats.

How to install memex

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • MEMEX_DIR

    Data directory (default ~/.memex in native install; use /data in Docker)

  • MEMEX_USER_ID

    Default user scope for memories

  • MEMEX_HYBRID

    Set to 1 to enable local vector retrieval fusion

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kioie/memex:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMEX_DIR": "<YOUR_MEMEX_DIR>",
        "MEMEX_USER_ID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_USER_ID>",
        "MEMEX_HYBRID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_HYBRID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kioie/memex:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMEX_DIR": "<YOUR_MEMEX_DIR>",
        "MEMEX_USER_ID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_USER_ID>",
        "MEMEX_HYBRID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_HYBRID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kioie/memex:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMEX_DIR": "<YOUR_MEMEX_DIR>",
        "MEMEX_USER_ID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_USER_ID>",
        "MEMEX_HYBRID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_HYBRID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "memex": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kioie/memex:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMEX_DIR": "<YOUR_MEMEX_DIR>",
        "MEMEX_USER_ID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_USER_ID>",
        "MEMEX_HYBRID": "<YOUR_MEMEX_HYBRID>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add memex --env MEMEX_DIR=<YOUR_MEMEX_DIR> --env MEMEX_USER_ID=<YOUR_MEMEX_USER_ID> --env MEMEX_HYBRID=<YOUR_MEMEX_HYBRID> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/kioie/memex:0.6.0

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