memory-arbiter-mcp
local MCP servermemory-arbiter-mcp is a local MCP server: Local SQLite MCP memory: evidence-based recall, advisory conflict notices, authorized governance. Install it from pypi as memory-arbiter-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add memory-arbiter-mcp -e MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT=... -- uvx memory-arbiter-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": {
"memory-arbiter-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"memory-arbiter-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG": "...",
"MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT": "...",
"MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID": "...",
"MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH": "...",
"MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL": "...",
"MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT": "..."
}
}
}
}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:
MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG,MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT,MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID,MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH,MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL,MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT
Summary
Local SQLite MCP memory: evidence-based recall, advisory conflict notices, authorized governance.
memory-arbiter-mcp vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| memory-arbiter-mcp | 9 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| clude | 22 | Local | Yes | npm |
| cognitive-ai-memory | 270 | Local | Yes | oci |
| link | 189 | Local | No | pypi |
| prism-coder | 157 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 6 environment variables: MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG, MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT, MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID, MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH, MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL, MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT. 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.
memory-arbiter-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package memory-arbiter-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add memory-arbiter-mcp -e MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL=... -e MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT=... -- uvx memory-arbiter-mcp
Run: codex mcp add memory-arbiter-mcp --env MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG=... --env MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT=... --env MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID=... --env MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH=... --env MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL=... --env MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT=... -- uvx memory-arbiter-mcp
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