Kybase MCP Server

Self-hosted Markdown memory for AI agents: notes you can read and edit, with hybrid search.

Local serverstdio

What is the Kybase MCP Server?

Kybase is an MCP integration. Self-hosted Markdown memory for AI agents: notes you can read and edit, with hybrid search.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is kybase-mcp, version 0.2.2. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares KYBASE_DATA_DIR: Where the embedded database and instance secret live. Defaults to ~/.kybase; EMBEDDING_PROVIDER: Embedding provider for semantic search; OLLAMA_URL: Ollama endpoint for local embeddings. Without any provider, full-text search still works; OLLAMA_MODEL: Ollama embedding model; GOOGLE_API_KEY: Google API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=google. Sends note text to Google; OPENAI_API_KEY: OpenAI API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai. Sends note text to OpenAI; DATABASE_URL: Use an existing Kybase Postgres instead of the embedded one (migrations are left to the app).

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 0.2.2 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KYBASE_DATA_DIRWhere the embedded database and instance secret live. Defaults to ~/.kybaseOptional
EMBEDDING_PROVIDEREmbedding provider for semantic searchOptional
OLLAMA_URLOllama endpoint for local embeddings. Without any provider, full-text search still worksOptional
OLLAMA_MODELOllama embedding modelOptional
GOOGLE_API_KEYGoogle API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=google. Sends note text to GoogleOptional
OPENAI_API_KEYOpenAI API key, when EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai. Sends note text to OpenAIOptional
DATABASE_URLUse an existing Kybase Postgres instead of the embedded one (migrations are left to the app)Optional