Central MCP Server

Persistent memory for AI agents. Store, recall, and share knowledge across sessions.

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What is the Central MCP server?

Persistent memory for AI agents. Store, recall, and share knowledge across sessions. The central mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 1 defined tool rather than through you.

What it actually does

Persistent memory for AI agents. Store, recall, and share information across sessions. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, LangChain, CrewAI, and any agent that supports MCP.

Adding it to your client

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server

Configuration

You will need 4 environment variables: CI_API_KEY, CI_API_URL, DATABASE_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Caveats

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the central mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the knowledge and memory group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Central's toolset — Cursor — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by AlekseiMarchenko; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Central MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "central-intelligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "central-intelligence-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CI_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
DATABASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Central to Cursor.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Central to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Cursor) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Central directly.