Citadel MCP Server

For semantic memory through MCP, install uv and pull the local embedder and optional cross-encoder reranker:

Local serverstdio

What is the Citadel MCP Server?

citadel is an MCP project maintained in the yp3y5akh0v/citadel repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “For semantic memory through MCP, install uv and pull the local embedder and optional cross-encoder reranker”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using citadeldb-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares CITADEL_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Citadel MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citadel": {
      "command": "citadeldb-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--db",
        "/absolute/path/to/memory.cdl",
        "--embedder",
        "e5-large",
        "--reranker",
        "ms-marco-minilm"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CITADEL_KEY": "YOUR_CITADEL_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CITADEL_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes