basic-memory

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add basic-memory -- uvx basic-memory

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "basic-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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basic-memory is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package basic-memory.

Run: claude mcp add basic-memory -- uvx basic-memory

Run: codex mcp add basic-memory -- uvx basic-memory

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