Memside MCP Server

AI continuity and memory hub for portable context, checkpoints, and cross-AI memory.

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What is the Memside MCP server?

Most knowledge and memory work still happens through a UI a human drives. Memside MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. AI continuity and memory hub for portable context, checkpoints, and cross-AI memory.

The short version

Memside is an AI continuity and memory hub for people who work across ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, IDEs, coding agents, and other AI tools that support OAuth, MCP, or API-key connections. It gives you a private place to save reusable context, decisions, operating rules, project notes, and checkpoints so you can move from one AI to another without rebuilding the same background every time.

  • Startup and resume context for compact handoffs
  • Operating Rules for durable behavior guidance
  • User AI Profile for personal working preferences
  • AI Skills for reusable instruction packs
  • Public, private, and secret memories for practical data boundaries
  • MCP and API-key access for connecting multiple AI clients

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: MEMSIDE_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

How it compares

Among the knowledge and memory options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by memside; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

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

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the Memside MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memside": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "memside"],
      "env": {
        "MEMSIDE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MEMSIDE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

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