A memory for AI assistants that is just a SQLite file: full-text search over MCP. No vector store, no embeddings, no external service.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add frugal-memory -- uvx frugal-memory~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.frugal-memory]
command = "uvx"
args = ["frugal-memory"]
# codex mcp add frugal-memory -- uvx frugal-memory~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"frugal-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"frugal-memory"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"frugal-memory": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"frugal-memory"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"frugal-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"frugal-memory"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"frugal-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"frugal-memory"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"frugal-memory": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"frugal-memory"
]
}
}
}