Cortex Memory Engine runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 23 Oct 2026.
Local-first AI memory engine — 4-tier memory, people graph, Bayesian beliefs. Encrypted, 62µs.
What the code does
We read the source, 7 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.
execSync(`tar xzf "${tarPath}" -C "${tmpDir}"`, { stdio: "pipe" });
engine.record_op(crate::sync::oplog::SyncPayload::MemoryDelete { id })
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tracing::warn!(error = %e, "failed to record privacy retraction");
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Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
SSH_KEY="${SSH_KEY:-$HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519_usa}"
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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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Cortex Memory Engine — questions
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