Melchizedek MCP Server

Persistent memory for Claude Code — offline, single-file, hybrid search.

Local serverstdio

What is the Melchizedek MCP server?

Melchizedek MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Melchizedek directly instead of describing what you should do. Persistent memory for Claude Code — offline, single-file, hybrid search.

What you get

Claude Code forgets everything between sessions - and knows nothing about your other projects. Melchizedek fixes both.

What the assistant can call

Once Melchizedek is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Inspirations — This project stands on the shoulders of others. Key ideas borrowed from:

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: M9K_DB_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Node.js >= 20 - Claude Code >= 2.0 - macOS, Linux, or Windows

Setting it up

melchizedek-server on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Choosing this one

Plenty of knowledge and memory servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Melchizedek's toolset — Inspirations — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by louis49; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • 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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the melchizedek mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
InspirationsThis project stands on the shoulders of others. Key ideas borrowed from:

How to install the Melchizedek MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "melchizedek": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "melchizedek-server"],
      "env": {
        "M9K_DB_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js >= 20 - Claude Code >= 2.0 - macOS, Linux, or Windows
VariableDescriptionRequired
M9K_DB_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Melchizedek to Inspirations.

Frequently asked questions

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