a-memory: 4-tier AI agent memory in plain SQLite — 5 MCP primitives, hybrid FTS5+binary search, knowledge graphs, envelope encryption. Local-only.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ariel-memory -- npx -y mcp-ariel-memory~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ariel-memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-ariel-memory"]
# codex mcp add ariel-memory -- npx -y mcp-ariel-memory~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ariel-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ariel-memory"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ariel-memory": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ariel-memory"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ariel-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ariel-memory"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ariel-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ariel-memory"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ariel-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ariel-memory"
]
}
}
}