Persistent memory for Claude Code — never lose context between sessions
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add memory -- npx -y claude-code-memory~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "claude-code-memory"]
# codex mcp add memory -- npx -y claude-code-memory~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-code-memory"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"memory": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-code-memory"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-code-memory"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-code-memory"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-code-memory"
]
}
}
}