A token-lean MCP memory server for AI coding agents: a knowledge graph your agent can search without reading the whole thing. Drop-in replacement for the reference memory server.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add memory-lean -- npx -y memory-lean~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.memory-lean]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "memory-lean"]
# codex mcp add memory-lean -- npx -y memory-lean~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-lean": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memory-lean"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"memory-lean": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memory-lean"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-lean": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memory-lean"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-lean": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memory-lean"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-lean": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"memory-lean"
]
}
}
}