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Memory Arbiter MCP Server

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Memory Arbiter MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 3 973 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

Local SQLite MCP memory: evidence-based recall, advisory conflict notices, authorized governance.

Installs per day peak 1 163 · avg 460 · +3% w/w
a month agotoday
3 973
Installs / week
pypi · memory-arbiter-mcp
9
Stars
0 open issues
17 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

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.

        result = subprocess.run(cmd, check=False, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=600)

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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.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add memory-arbiter-mcp -- uvx memory-arbiter-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-arbiter-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "memory-arbiter-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.memory-arbiter-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["memory-arbiter-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-arbiter-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "memory-arbiter-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-arbiter-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "memory-arbiter-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: MEMORY_ARBITER_CONFIG (Optional alternate JSON config path. File values override other env fallbacks.), MEMORY_ARBITER_CLIENT (Client identity (e.g. zcode, codex, cursor, claude-code)), MEMORY_ARBITER_AGENT_ID (Agent identifier for this client), MEMORY_ARBITER_DB_PATH (Path to the SQLite database file), MEMORY_ARBITER_BACKUP_JSONL (Path to the append-only fallback backup file), MEMORY_ARBITER_MCP_TRANSPORT (MCP transport: stdio (default) or streamable-http). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Memory Arbiter MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Memory Arbiter MCP?
Memory Arbiter MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package memory-arbiter-mcp was installed 3 973 times last week.
How do I connect Memory Arbiter MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls memory-arbiter-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Memory Arbiter MCP?
The pypi package memory-arbiter-mcp was installed 3 973 times in the last week. Week over week that is +3%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Memory Arbiter MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python and 9 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.