MCP server for SharedMemory — persistent AI memory for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and any MCP-compatible tool
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add memory-sharedmemoryai --env SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY='<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.memory-sharedmemoryai]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@sharedmemory/mcp-server"]
env = { SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY = "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add memory-sharedmemoryai --env SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY='<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @sharedmemory/mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-sharedmemoryai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"memory-sharedmemoryai": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-sharedmemoryai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-sharedmemoryai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory-sharedmemoryai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sharedmemory/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY": "<SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SHAREDMEMORY_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.