neural-memory
local MCP serverneural-memory is a local MCP server: Persistent memory for AI agents — 55 MCP tools, spreading activation recall. Install it from npm as neural-memory-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add neural-memory -- npx -y neural-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": {
"neural-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"neural-memory-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Persistent memory for AI agents — 55 MCP tools, spreading activation recall.
neural-memory vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neural-memory | 240 | Local | No | npm |
| genesys-memory | 29 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| YourMemory | 270 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| OMEGA Memory | 218 | Local | No | pypi |
| link | 189 | Local | No | pypi |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
neural-memory is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package neural-memory-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add neural-memory -- npx -y neural-memory-mcp
Run: codex mcp add neural-memory -- npx -y neural-memory-mcp
Similar MCP servers
NameStars
- genesys-memoryio.github.Astrix-Labs/genesys-memory29
- YourMemoryio.github.sachitrafa/yourmemory270
- OMEGA Memoryio.github.omega-memory/omega-memory218
- linkio.github.gowtham0992/link189
- DeepMemio.github.deepmemteam/deepmem114
- Total Agent Memoryio.github.vbcherepanov/total-agent-memory72
- Montycat MCP - Shared Memory for AI Agentsio.github.MontyGovernance/montycat-mcp65
- enquire-mcpio.github.oomkapwn/enquire-mcp33