Ratary Memory MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 33 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Aug 2026.
Persistent coding memory for AI assistants. MCP stdio, hybrid search, graph, context.
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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.
claude mcp add ratary -e 'RATARY_API_KEY=<RATARY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @ratary/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"ratary": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ratary/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RATARY_API_KEY": "<RATARY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ratary]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ratary/mcp-server"]
env = { RATARY_API_KEY = "<RATARY_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"ratary": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ratary/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RATARY_API_KEY": "<RATARY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ratary": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ratary/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"RATARY_API_KEY": "<RATARY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<RATARY_API_KEY> (Ratary API key (aic_...)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
RATARY_BASE_URL (Ratary REST base URL (default https://ratary.ontorata.com)).
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