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Gitmem MCP Server

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Gitmem runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 180 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Oct 2026.

Persistent institutional memory for AI coding agents. Memory that compounds.

Installs per day peak 383 · avg 66 · +34% w/w
a month agotoday
180
Installs / week
npm · gitmem-mcp
9
Stars
1 open issue
24 Oct 2026
Last commit
7 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 23 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

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.

A line of code looks encrypted src/commands/deactivate.ts:23
  "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6ImNqcHR4eWV6dXhkaWludWZncnJtIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE3NjYxODY3MDMsImV4cCI6MjA4MTc2MjcwM30.L0oZy3LYCMikmZ15IUU5DnfJmucM37DJ14nUkM3AreY";
Checks whether it runs in a sandbox src/services/agent-detection.ts:26
    return fs.existsSync("/.dockerenv");
Builds a file path from a variable src/tools/session-close.ts:141
    path.join(projectsDir, claudeCodeDirName),  // Primary: full path with dashes
Reads files and sends them to the network bin/gitmem.js:24, [пакет] bin/gitmem.js:24
  readdirSync,

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

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 gitmem -- npx -y gitmem-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitmem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitmem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gitmem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "gitmem-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitmem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitmem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "gitmem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gitmem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: SUPABASE_URL (Supabase project URL for pro tier features (semantic search, analytics). Not required for free tier), SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY (Supabase service role key for pro tier features. Not required for free tier).

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Gitmem — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Gitmem?
Gitmem 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 npm package gitmem-mcp was installed 180 times last week.
How do I connect Gitmem?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls gitmem-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Gitmem?
The npm package gitmem-mcp was installed 180 times in the last week. Week over week that is +34%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Gitmem open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 9 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.