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MCP Automem

MCP Automem is a TypeScript Model Context Protocol client that connects AI assistants and other MCP tools to AutoMem, a separate graph-vector memory service. The connection lets compatible tools store and retrieve context across conversations.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when an MCP-compatible assistant needs access to persistent context held by an AutoMem service, including when configuring separate tools to share memory across conversations.

Who it is for

  • Developers configuring MCP-compatible assistants such as Claude Desktop, Cursor or Codex to use durable memory.
  • Teams or individuals who already operate, or plan to set up, an AutoMem service and want to connect supported AI tools to it.

Documented uses

  • Connect an MCP client to a local, hosted or existing AutoMem endpoint.
  • Configure supported assistants to store and recall context across sessions.
  • Set up a remote MCP sidecar for platforms that connect over Streamable HTTP or SSE.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The repository identifies the client as open source under the MIT license. Local AutoMem setup can omit an API key; hosted Railway setup requires one according to the README.

  • MCP Automem is the client, while AutoMem is a separate backend that must be running and reachable.
  • The README documents local, Railway and existing-endpoint setup paths.
  • The installer presents a review plan before writing changes and keeps .bak copies of modified files.
  • A separate HTTP sidecar is documented for remote MCP connections using Streamable HTTP or SSE.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Configure MCP Automem with the guided installer

Connect supported agent configurations to a running AutoMem service.

Before you start

  • A running AutoMem service and its endpoint URL.
  • An API key if the endpoint requires one, such as the documented Railway setup.
  • Node.js package execution through npx.

Steps

  1. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    npx @verygoodplugins/mcp-automem install

  2. Choose where AutoMem runs and provide the endpoint and any required API key when prompted.

  3. Review the proposed changes before applying them; modified files receive .bak backups.

Expected outcome

The installer prepares environment settings and configures supported agents to connect to the AutoMem endpoint.

Guide limitations

  • The AutoMem backend must be running separately.
  • The documented agent configuration targets Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw and Hermes; platform-specific steps may differ.
Documentation 1 ↗Documentation 2 ↗
Source-based practical guide

Set up the Claude Desktop package

Connect Claude Desktop to a local or hosted AutoMem endpoint.

Before you start

  • A running AutoMem service and its endpoint.
  • The endpoint's API key if required; the README says local development can omit it.

Steps

  1. Download and open the AutoMem Claude Desktop .mcpb package.

  2. Enter the AutoMem endpoint when Claude Desktop prompts for it.

  3. Enter an API key if the endpoint requires one, then enable the integration.

  4. Add the documented Personal Preferences starter template.

Expected outcome

Claude Desktop is configured with the MCP client and the documented starter instructions for using persistent memory.

Guide limitations

  • This procedure requires a separately running AutoMem service.
  • The API key requirement depends on the endpoint.
Documentation 1 ↗Documentation 2 ↗
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Sources & review

Official repository ↗Guide documentation ↗
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