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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add open-memex -- npx -y open-memex~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.open-memex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "open-memex"]
# codex mcp add open-memex -- npx -y open-memex~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-memex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-memex"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"open-memex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-memex"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-memex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-memex"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-memex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-memex"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-memex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-memex"
]
}
}
}