Memex MCP Server

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Memex runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 147 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 3 Aug 2026.

Persistent session memory for Claude Code. Local SQLite, no LLMs, no network.

Installs per day peak 61 · avg 20 · -24% w/w

a month agotoday

147

Installs / week

pypi · mcp-memex

Stars

6 open issues

3 Aug 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

MIT

License

Python

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Memex every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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 Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add memex -- uvx mcp-memex

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.memex]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-memex"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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Memex — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Memex?

Memex 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 pypi package mcp-memex was installed 147 times last week.

How do I connect Memex?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mcp-memex straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Memex?

The pypi package mcp-memex was installed 147 times in the last week. Week over week that is -24%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Memex open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 3 stars on GitHub and 6 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.