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Stashpad MCP Server

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Stashpad runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 322 installs a week from npm. Last commit 19 Oct 2026.

Local memory for any AI agent: Markdown files with sources, a review queue and search.

Installs per day peak 311 · avg 10
a month agotoday
322
Installs / week
npm · stashpad
0
Stars
4 open issues
19 Oct 2026
Last commit
3 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 5 d 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.

  const child = spawn(command, args, { detached: true, stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true });

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

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: STASHPAD_DIR (Folder where the memories live (default: ./.stashpad/memories in the working folder)), STASHPAD_PASSPHRASE (Only for a store encrypted with 'stashpad encrypt').

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answering

Stashpad — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Stashpad?
Stashpad 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 stashpad was installed 322 times last week.
How do I connect Stashpad?
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 stashpad straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Stashpad?
The npm package stashpad was installed 322 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Stashpad open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.