Kybase runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 138 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
Self-hosted Markdown memory for AI agents: notes you can read and edit, with hybrid search.
We read the source, 3 h 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.
if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(here, required))) {
# Build-time placeholder — real secrets injected at runtime via env ENV KYBASE_SECRET=placeholder
Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.
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.
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 kybase -- npx -y kybase-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"kybase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kybase-mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.kybase]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kybase-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"kybase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kybase-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"kybase": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kybase-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
KYBASE_DATA_DIR (Where the embedded database and instance secret live. Defaults to ~/.kybase), EMBEDDING_PROVIDER (Embedding provider for semantic search), OLLAMA_URL (Ollama endpoint for local embeddings. Without any provider, full-text search still works), OLLAMA_MODEL (Ollama embedding model), GOOGLE_API_KEY (Google API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=google. Sends note text to Google), OPENAI_API_KEY (OpenAI API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai. Sends note text to OpenAI), DATABASE_URL (Use an existing Kybase Postgres instead of the embedded one (migrations are left to the app)).
Markdown memory for AI agents. Files you can read, edit, grep, and commit. Not a database.
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Self-hosted persistent memory for AI agents: knowledge graph and hybrid search.
Self-hosted memory for AI agents with hybrid search, knowledge graphs, tasks, and document sync.
Self-hosted knowledge backend for AI agents with hybrid search and MCP tools
Git-backed markdown memory for AI agents; search hides superseded and archived notes.
Local-first memory system for AI agents with hybrid search and graph reasoning
Local Markdown/Obsidian knowledge substrate for MCP agents with governed memory and hybrid search.
Answers built from our own checks of this server.