Marm MCP Server

Universal MCP Server with advanced AI memory capabilities and semantic search.

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What is the Marm MCP server?

Universal MCP Server with advanced AI memory capabilities and semantic search. The marm mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it rather than through you.

What it actually does

Give your AI Agents a permanent memory in 60 seconds

  • 🧠 Core Memory (7 tools) stores conversations, notes, notebook entries, and summaries so they stay searchable
  • 💻 Code Graph (5 tools) maps your repository so agents can find symbols, follow code paths, and understand the project without rereading it all
  • 🧩 Concept Graph (2 tools) connects people, decisions, errors, and ideas from your stored memories, with links back to relevant code when available. It builds itself as you store memories

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.

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: SERVER_HOST, MARM_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 marm mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by Lyellr88; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

How to install the Marm MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marm": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["marm-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SERVER_HOST": "your-value",
        "MARM_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SERVER_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
MARM_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Marm to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Marm directly.