Claudex MCP Server

Persistent memory + FTS5 search MCP server for Claude Code conversation history.

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What is the Claudex MCP server?

Most knowledge and memory work still happens through a UI a human drives. Claudex MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Persistent memory + FTS5 search MCP server for Claude Code conversation history.

The short version

Claudex is a full-stack web application designed for developers, QA engineers, and researchers who need to inspect, search, and analyze Claude Code conversation histories. Built with React and Fastify, it provides enterprise-grade full-text search using SQLite FTS5, universal template support for all Claude Code versions, and comprehensive analytics dashboards.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server
  • Search — The Search tool exposed by this server
  • Export — The Export tool exposed by this server
  • Health — The Health tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

  • Node.js 18+ and npm - Claude Code installed with conversation history in ~/.claude/projects

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as @kunwarshah/claudex, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

How it compares

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. Claudex's toolset — Prerequisites, Installation, Search and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kunwar-shah; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.
SearchThe Search tool exposed by this server.
ExportThe Export tool exposed by this server.
HealthThe Health tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Claudex MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claudex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kunwarshah/claudex"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ and npm - Claude Code installed with conversation history in ~/.claude/projects

Example prompts to try

  • Use Claudex to Prerequisites.
  • Use Claudex to Installation.
  • Use Claudex to Search.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Claudex to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (Prerequisites, Installation, Search, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Claudex directly.