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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add knowledge-graph-memory --env MEMORY_PATH='<MEMORY_PATH>' --env MEMORY_FILE_PATH='<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>' -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory --memory-path '{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.knowledge-graph-memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory", "--memory-path", "{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"]
env = { MEMORY_PATH = "<MEMORY_PATH>", MEMORY_FILE_PATH = "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>" }
# codex mcp add knowledge-graph-memory --env MEMORY_PATH='<MEMORY_PATH>' --env MEMORY_FILE_PATH='<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>' -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory --memory-path '{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}'~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowledge-graph-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory",
"--memory-path",
"{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_PATH": "<MEMORY_PATH>",
"MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"knowledge-graph-memory": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory",
"--memory-path",
"{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_PATH": "<MEMORY_PATH>",
"MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowledge-graph-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory",
"--memory-path",
"{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_PATH": "<MEMORY_PATH>",
"MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowledge-graph-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory",
"--memory-path",
"{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_PATH": "<MEMORY_PATH>",
"MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"knowledge-graph-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory",
"--memory-path",
"{{config.MEMORY_PATH}}"
],
"env": {
"MEMORY_PATH": "<MEMORY_PATH>",
"MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "<MEMORY_FILE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MEMORY_PATHMEMORY_FILE_PATH
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.