genesys-memory
local MCP servergenesys-memory is a local MCP server: Open-source causal memory for AI agents: persistent, explainable, MCP-native memory (13 tools). Install it from pypi as genesys-memory.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add genesys-memory -e OPENAI_API_KEY=... -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... -e GENESYS_EMBEDDER=... -- uvx genesys-memory
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": {
"genesys-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"genesys-memory"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "...",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "...",
"GENESYS_EMBEDDER": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
OPENAI_API_KEY,ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,GENESYS_EMBEDDER
Summary
Open-source causal memory for AI agents: persistent, explainable, MCP-native memory (13 tools).
genesys-memory vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genesys-memory | 29 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| neural-memory | 240 | Local | No | npm |
| OMEGA Memory | 218 | Local | No | pypi |
| enquire-mcp | 33 | Local | No | npm |
| SAME - Stateless Agent Memory Engine | 23 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 3 environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GENESYS_EMBEDDER. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
genesys-memory is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package genesys-memory.
Run: claude mcp add genesys-memory -e OPENAI_API_KEY=... -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... -e GENESYS_EMBEDDER=... -- uvx genesys-memory
Run: codex mcp add genesys-memory --env OPENAI_API_KEY=... --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... --env GENESYS_EMBEDDER=... -- uvx genesys-memory
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- SAME - Stateless Agent Memory Engineio.github.sgx-labs/same23
- Synapse Layer — Trust Infrastructure for AI Agentsio.github.SynapseLayer/synapse-layer13
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