Total Recall installs as a global npm package and configures itself for your editor with a single command. The only requirement is Node.js >= 18.

npm install -g totalrecallai

The install command detects your installed editors and configures Total Recall for each one:

totalrecall install

totalrecall install --claude-code

The Claude Code installer registers 4 hooks and an MCP server in your Claude Code configuration:

Claude Code gets the deepest integration because hooks capture events automatically without requiring the AI to call MCP tools explicitly.

totalrecall install --cursor

The Cursor installer creates two files:

• .cursor/rules/totalrecall.mdc — Rules file that instructs the AI to use Total Recall MCP tools
• .cursor/mcp.json — MCP server configuration pointing to the totalrecall mcp-server command

totalrecall install --windsurf

The Windsurf installer creates:

• .windsurfrules — Rules file with memory instructions
• ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json — MCP server configuration

totalrecall install --cline

The Cline installer creates:

• .clinerules — Custom instructions with memory instructions
• MCP server configuration in Cline's VS Code settings

git clone https://github.com/Auriti-Labs/kiro-memory.git
cd kiro-memory
npm install && npm run build
npm run install:kiro

The service install command registers the worker to start automatically when your system boots:

totalrecall service install

Total Recall uses cascading detection to choose the best strategy:

1. systemd (preferred) — Creates a user service at ~/.config/systemd/user/totalrecall-worker.service with automatic restart on failure
2. crontab — Adds an @reboot entry if systemd is not available

To check status or remove:

totalrecall service status
totalrecall service uninstall

npm update -g totalrecallai
totalrecall --version

The worker automatically uses the new version at the next session start. To apply immediately:

npm run worker:restart

The doctor command checks your environment: Node.js version, database access, worker status, embedding support, and editor configuration.

totalrecall doctor

The doctor --fix command auto-repairs detected issues including rebuilding the FTS5 index, removing orphaned embeddings, and running VACUUM:

totalrecall doctor --fix