Memory

Name: Memory
Author: sharedmemoryai

@sharedmemoryaiMCP server · External

Persistent memory for AI agents. Remember, recall, and explore a shared knowledge graph.

AI memoryv2.1.1MITJavaScript

Freeno charge per call

How to install

Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.

What it does

Reads
Writes
High impact

At most: creates or changes data: records, files, settings.

What it costs

Free

Odel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.

Runs locally over stdio

This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).

npm@sharedmemory/mcp-serverv2.1.1

Run

npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

README3 min readView on GitHub

@sharedmemory/mcp-server

Model Context Protocol server for SharedMemory. Gives Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and other MCP-compatible tools persistent memory.

Quick Install (Recommended)

The fastest way to set up SharedMemory — one command, no JSON editing:

bash

# Interactive — picks your client, asks for your API key
npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server install

# Or specify everything inline
npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server install --cursor --api-key sm_live_... --volume your-volume-id

# Install for all supported clients at once
npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server install --all --api-key sm_live_...

Supported clients: --claude-code, --claude, --cursor, --vscode, --windsurf, --all

Manual Setup

If you prefer to edit config files yourself:

Claude Code

One command:

bash

claude mcp add sharedmemory -- npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server

Or with env vars:

bash

claude mcp add --env SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY=sm_live_... \
  --env SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID=your-volume-id \
  sharedmemory -- npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server

Or create .mcp.json in your project root to share with your team:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharedmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "${SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY}",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL": "https://api.sharedmemory.ai",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID": "${SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tip: Copy the included CLAUDE.md into your project root to teach Claude Code when and how to use SharedMemory proactively.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharedmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "sm_live_...",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL": "https://api.sharedmemory.ai",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID": "your-volume-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharedmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "sm_live_...",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL": "https://api.sharedmemory.ai",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID": "your-volume-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code Copilot

.vscode/mcp.json:

json

{
  "servers": {
    "sharedmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "sm_live_...",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL": "https://api.sharedmemory.ai",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID": "your-volume-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sharedmemory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "sm_live_...",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL": "https://api.sharedmemory.ai",
        "SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID": "your-volume-id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY`	Yes	—	Agent API key
`SHAREDMEMORY_API_URL`	No	`https://api.sharedmemory.ai`	API endpoint
`SHAREDMEMORY_VOLUME_ID`	No	—	Default volume

Available tools

Tool	Description
`remember`	Store a fact or note
`query`	Retrieve context BEFORE answering — semantic search over memories
`get_entity`	Get entity details and relationships
`search_entities`	Search entities by name
`get_graph`	Knowledge graph overview
`list_volumes`	List accessible volumes
`delete_memory`	Delete a memory by ID
`update_memory`	Update a memory by ID
`feedback`	Submit feedback on memory relevance
`batch_remember`	Store multiple memories at once
`get_memory`	Retrieve a specific memory by ID
`get_profile`	Auto-generated user profile from memories
`get_context`	Get a context block for LLM prompting
`set_instruction`	Store a persistent rule all agents will follow
`list_instructions`	List all active instructions for a volume
`list_documents`	List uploaded documents