Memex

Name: Memex
Author: pragneshbagary

by pragneshbagaryversion 0.1.9i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.pragneshbagary/memex

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Persistent session memory for Claude Code. Local SQLite, no LLMs, no network.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add memex -- uvx mcp-memex

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "memex": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-memex"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5675 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 19% of the other 5675 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5675 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Memex safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.9) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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memex

Every Claude Code session starts without knowing what you built last time - which files you changed, what decisions you made, what broke. You re-explain. Claude re-reads. You start over.

memex keeps a structured log of every session. Claude reads it at the start of the next one.

No cloud. No LLM extraction. No cost per save. Just local SQLite and one command to install.

Install

# with uv

uvx mcp-memex install

with pip

pip install mcp-memex memex install

Restart Claude Code. That's it.

What gets saved

Each entry has structure - not a blob of text:

mem_save(

task="Replaced JWT auth with session cookies", files=["src/auth.py", "src/middleware.py"], decisions=["Session cookies over JWT - simpler, no token refresh needed"], warnings=["Redis required - app won't start without REDIS_URL set"], tags=["auth", "sessions"] )

Claude calls mem_save when it finishes something meaningful. You can also just tell it: *"save what we just did."*

What Claude sees at session start

=== memex: session context (db: my_project.db) ===

--- Recent (2) --- [1] #4 - 2026-06-14T10:32 Task : Replaced JWT auth with session cookies Files : src/auth.py, src/middleware.py Decision : Session cookies over JWT - simpler, no token refresh needed Warning : Redis required - app won't start without REDIS_URL set Tags : auth, sessions

[2] #3 - 2026-06-13T15:10 Task : Added rate limiting to /api/login Files : src/middleware.py Warning : Rate limiter is in-memory per process - resets on restart Tags : auth, rate-limiting

Claude calls mem_load automatically at the start of every session. It returns the most recent entries plus any entries that match what you're working on - by keyword and by file path.

Browse from the terminal

You don't need to be inside Claude to look at your history:

memex status                     # entry count, DB size, top tags

memex list # recent entries for this project memex list --tag auth # filter by tag memex list --since 7d # entries from the last 7 days memex list --since 2026-06-01 --until 2026-06-15 # date range memex search "rate limit" # full-text search memex version # print installed version

Export to markdown

Turn your history into portable, human-browsable notes - one .md file per entry, with [[wikilinks]] connecting related entries and files, plus tags as #hashtags. Works in Obsidian or any tool that understands [[links]]:

memex export ./my-project-notes/

Entries that share a tag or a touched file are cross-linked under a Related section, so you can navigate your project history as a graph.

Six MCP tools

Tool	What it does
`mem_load`	Called at session start - returns recent + relevant entries
`mem_save`	Saves a structured entry after meaningful work
`mem_update`	Patches specific fields of an existing entry (keeps id and timestamp)
`mem_search`	Full-text search across all entries
`mem_list`	Lists entries, optionally filtered by tag
`mem_delete`	Removes a stale entry by id

Why not just CLAUDE.md?

CLAUDE.md is for static project documentation - architecture, conventions, how to run tests. It doesn't change much and it isn't session-aware.

memex captures what's changing session to session: what you built yesterday, the decision you made this morning, the warning you discovered an hour ago. It's the difference between *"here's the project"* and *"here's what happened last time."*

memex install writes Claude's instructions into .claude/CLAUDE.local.md - a file Claude Code loads automatically without touching your project's own CLAUDE.md.

Memory is scoped per project

Each project gets its own SQLite database at ~/.memex/ .db based on the working directory. Sessions from different projects never mix.

Configuration

Set these in the MCP env block in ~/.claude.json if you need to override defaults:

Variable	Default	Description
`MEMEX_DIR`	`~/.memex`	Where DBs are stored
`MEMEX_GLOBAL`	`0`	Set to `1` to share one DB across all projects
`MEMEX_RECENT`	`5`	Max recent entries loaded per session
`MEMEX_MATCHED`	`5`	Max FTS-matched entries loaded per session

Uninstall

memex remove

pip uninstall mcp-memex

Memory DBs are kept at ~/.memex/ - delete that directory manually if you want to wipe everything.

Requirements

Python 3.10+
mcp package (installed automatically)
SQLite with FTS5 (standard since Python 3.8)
Claude Code CLI

License

MIT

Memex

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

memex

Install

with pip

What gets saved

What Claude sees at session start

Browse from the terminal

Export to markdown

Six MCP tools

Why not just CLAUDE.md?

Memory is scoped per project

Configuration

Uninstall

Requirements

License