Memex Targeted Search Server MCP Server

MCP Server for targeted search across Memex conversation history and projects

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What is the Memex Targeted Search Server MCP server?

Connect Memex Targeted Search Server to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. MCP Server for targeted search across Memex conversation history and projects. The memex targeted search server mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides targeted search capabilities across Memex conversation history and project files.

This MCP server enables AI agents to efficiently search through: - Conversation History: 952+ conversation files from Memex with metadata, titles, summaries, and message content - Project Files: 516+ project directories in the user's workspace with various file types and technologies

Installation

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at firebase-tools on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • search_conversations — The search_conversations tool exposed by this server
  • get_conversation_snippet — The get_conversation_snippet tool exposed by this server
  • search_projects — The search_projects tool exposed by this server
  • get_project_overview — The get_project_overview tool exposed by this server
  • find_command — The find_command tool exposed by this server
  • Testing — The server includes comprehensive error handling and graceful degradation for: - Missing or corrupted conversation files - Inaccessible project

Worth knowing first

  • 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.

Where it fits

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. Memex Targeted Search Server's toolset — search_conversations, get_conversation_snippet, search_projects and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by memextech; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Memex Targeted Search Server's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_conversationsThe search_conversations tool exposed by this server.
get_conversation_snippetThe get_conversation_snippet tool exposed by this server.
search_projectsThe search_projects tool exposed by this server.
get_project_overviewThe get_project_overview tool exposed by this server.
find_commandThe find_command tool exposed by this server.
TestingThe server includes comprehensive error handling and graceful degradation for: - Missing or corrupted conversation files - Inaccessible project directories - Invalid JSON parsing - Large file handling

How to install the Memex Targeted Search Server MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex-targeted-search-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "firebase-tools"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Memex Targeted Search Server to search conversations.
  • Use Memex Targeted Search Server to get conversation snippet.
  • Use Memex Targeted Search Server to search projects.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Memex Targeted Search Server to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (search_conversations, get_conversation_snippet, search_projects, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Memex Targeted Search Server directly.