Contextforge MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 216 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.
Persistent memory MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.
What the code does
We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
# Placeholder credentials so the server passes Glama's startup check # (zod validates non-empty strings; backend rejects the dummy key at query # time, but introspection — tools/list, resources/list — is purely static). # Real users MUST override these via -e CONTEXTFORGE_AP…
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add contextforge-mcp -e 'CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY=<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y contextforge-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"contextforge-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"contextforge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.contextforge-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "contextforge-mcp"]
env = { CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY = "<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"contextforge-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"contextforge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"contextforge-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"contextforge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CONTEXTFORGE_API_KEY> (Your API key from the ContextForge dashboard at contextforge.dev).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
CONTEXTFORGE_API_URL (API endpoint URL (defaults to production)).
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