Knowl
remote (hosted) MCP serverKnowl is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Persistent memory for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Facts retire when they change. Connect any MCP client to https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http knowl https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowl": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/"
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
Summary
Persistent memory for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Facts retire when they change.
Knowl vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowl | 114 | Hosted | No | None |
| Claudexor | 488 | Local | No | npm |
| cognitive-ai-memory | 270 | Local | Yes | oci |
| context-sync | 190 | Local | No | npm |
| DeepMem | 114 | Hosted | Yes | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Knowl is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
Knowl is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http knowl https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/
Run: codex mcp add knowl --url https://api.knowl.cloud/mcp/
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