What can you do with this server?

The memory-mcp server provides a persistent memory service for Claude Code, enabling automatic saving, recall, and semantic search of conversation context, decisions, preferences, and knowledge entities across sessions. Episode Management * Start, close, and archive conversation sessions (episodes) with tags and auto-generated summaries * Get the currently active episode, list all historical episodes, or retrieve full details (messages + linked entities) of a specific episode Knowledge Entity Management * Add, confirm, reject, or deprecate knowledge entities of types: Decision, Preference, Concept, Habit, File, or Architecture * List pending auto-detected entity candidates awaiting review Memory Retrieval & Search * Semantic search across all stored episodes and entities using natural language queries * Filter entity searches by type (e.g., all Decisions or Preferences) Message Caching * Manually cache user or assistant messages (with automatic entity detection) * Clear the entire cache or clean up messages older than a specified number of days System & Status * Retrieve system statistics (episodes, entities, etc.) and check vector encoder status Automatic Context Management When configured with Claude Code hooks, it automatically saves messages, recalls relevant memories, and injects context into ongoing conversations. Dual-Layer Storage Supports both user-level (shared across projects) and project-level (isolated per project) memory storage.

How do I use memory-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@memory-mcp recall what we discussed about authentication" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

memory-mcp

by chenxiaofie

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Memory MCP Service

PyPI version Python License: MIT

English | 中文

A persistent memory MCP service for Claude Code. Automatically saves conversations and retrieves relevant history across sessions.

What it does: Every time you chat with Claude Code, your conversation context (decisions, preferences, key discussions) is saved and automatically recalled in future sessions — so Claude always has the background it needs. Memory recall demo - retrieving past session history

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Install uv (Python package runner):

# Windows
powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

# Mac/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Requires Python 3.10 - 3.13 (chromadb is not compatible with Python 3.14+).

1. Initialize (First Time Only)

Download the vector model (~400MB, one-time):

uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp-init

2. Add MCP Server to Claude Code

claude mcp add memory-mcp -s user -- uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp

3. Configure Hooks (Recommended)

Hooks enable fully automatic message saving. Without hooks, you need to manually call memory tools.

Add the following to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [{
      "matcher": ".*",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp-session-start" }]
    }],
    "UserPromptSubmit": [{
      "matcher": ".*",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp-auto-save" }]
    }],
    "Stop": [{
      "matcher": ".*",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp-save-response" }]
    }],
    "SessionEnd": [{
      "matcher": ".*",
      "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "uvx --from chenxiaofie-memory-mcp memory-mcp-session-end" }]
    }]
  }
}

4. Verify

claude mcp list

You should see memory-mcp: ... - ✓ Connected.

That's it! Start a new Claude Code session and your conversations will be automatically saved and recalled.

Related MCP server: claude-memory-mcp

How It Works

Session Start ──► Create Episode ──► Monitor Process (background)
                                          │
User Message  ──► Save Message ──► Recall Related Memories ──► Inject Context
                                          │
Claude Reply  ──► Save Response           │
                                          │
Session End   ──► Close Signal ──► Archive Episode + Generate Summary

Episodes: Each conversation session is an "episode" with auto-generated summaries
Entities: Key knowledge extracted from conversations (decisions, preferences, concepts)
Dual-layer storage: User-level (shared across projects) + Project-level (isolated per project)
Semantic search: Vector-based retrieval finds relevant past context

Usage

Automatic Mode (With Hooks)

Once hooks are configured, everything is automatic. Claude will see relevant history from past sessions as context.

Manual Mode

You can also call memory tools directly in Claude Code:

# Start a new episode
memory_start_episode("Login Feature Development", ["auth"])

# Record a decision
memory_add_entity("Decision", "Use JWT + Redis", "For distributed deployment")

# Search history
memory_recall("login implementation")

# Close episode
memory_close_episode("Completed JWT login feature")

Hooks Reference

Hook	What it does	Timing
SessionStart	Creates a new episode	~50ms
UserPromptSubmit	Saves user message + retrieves related memories	~1-2s
Stop	Saves assistant response	~1s
SessionEnd	Signals episode closure	~50ms

Tools Reference

Tool	Description
`memory_start_episode`	Start a new episode
`memory_close_episode`	Close and archive current episode
`memory_get_current_episode`	Get current active episode
`memory_add_entity`	Add a knowledge entity
`memory_confirm_entity`	Confirm a detected entity candidate
`memory_reject_candidate`	Reject a false detection
`memory_deprecate_entity`	Mark an entity as outdated
`memory_get_pending`	List pending entity candidates
`memory_recall`	Semantic search across episodes and entities
`memory_search_by_type`	Search entities by type
`memory_get_episode_detail`	Get full episode details
`memory_list_episodes`	List all episodes chronologically
`memory_stats`	Get system statistics
`memory_encoder_status`	Check vector encoder status
`memory_cache_message`	Manually cache a message
`memory_clear_cache`	Clear message cache
`memory_cleanup_messages`	Clean up old cached messages

Entity Types

Type	Level	Description
`Decision`	Project	Technical decisions for this project
`Architecture`	Project	Architecture designs
`File`	Project	Important file descriptions
`Preference`	User	Personal preferences (shared across projects)
`Concept`	User	General concepts
`Habit`	User	Work habits

Storage Locations

User-level: ~/.claude-memory/
Project-level: {project-root}/.claude/memory/

If you need to run from source (e.g., for development):

git clone https://github.com/chenxiaofie/memory-mcp.git
cd memory-mcp
# Windows:
install.bat
# Mac/Linux:
chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh

Then configure MCP server with the venv Python:

# Windows:
claude mcp add memory-mcp -s user -- "C:\path\to\memory-mcp\venv310\Scripts\python.exe" -m memory_mcp.server

# Mac/Linux:
claude mcp add memory-mcp -s user -- /path/to/memory-mcp/venv310/bin/python -m memory_mcp.server

Author

陈佳俊 (Jiajun Chen) — front-end engineer based in Hangzhou, China. GitHub @chenxiaofie · feifeichen1999@gmail.com

本项目由陈佳俊（GitHub: chenxiaofie）开发并维护。

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