Codebase Memory
local MCP serverCodebase Memory is a local MCP server: Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens. Install it from npm as codebase-memory-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add codebase-memory-mcp -- npx -y codebase-memory-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"codebase-memory-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"codebase-memory-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.
Codebase Memory vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codebase Memory | 45K | Local | No | npm |
| trace-mcp | 182 | Local | No | npm |
| Honcho | 7,369 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| Repowise | 7,071 | Local | No | pypi |
| TokenSave | 650 | Local | No | mcpb |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Codebase Memory is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package codebase-memory-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add codebase-memory-mcp -- npx -y codebase-memory-mcp
Run: codex mcp add codebase-memory-mcp -- npx -y codebase-memory-mcp
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