Octobrain MCP Server

Persistent memory for AI assistants with semantic search and knowledge graph relationships.

Local serverstdio

What is the Octobrain MCP server?

Persistent memory for AI assistants with semantic search and knowledge graph relationships. Exposed over MCP by the octobrain mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

AI assistants start every conversation with zero context. You explain your project, your preferences, your decisions — every single time. Octobrain breaks that cycle:

  • Persistent memory — — Insights survive across sessions, not just within them
  • Semantic search — — Find memories by meaning, not exact keywords
  • Auto-linking — — Related memories connect automatically (Zettelkasten-style)
  • Knowledge indexing — — Ingest docs, articles, and files for retrieval
  • MCP integration — — Works with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible tools

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • memorize — Store memories with metadata; optional related_to for inline relationships
  • remember — Semantic search with filters; returns 1-hop graph neighbors
  • forget — Delete memories (requires confirmation)
  • knowledge — Unified tool: search, store, delete, read, match via command field

Configuration

You will need 4 environment variables: VOYAGE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, JINA_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

  • 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.
  • 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 octobrain mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

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. Octobrain's toolset — memorize, remember, forget and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Muvon; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
memorizeStore memories with metadata; optional related_to for inline relationships
rememberSemantic search with filters; returns 1-hop graph neighbors
forgetDelete memories (requires confirmation)
knowledgeUnified tool: search, store, delete, read, match via command field

How to install the Octobrain MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octobrain": {
      "command": "/path/to/octobrain",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
VOYAGE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
GOOGLE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
JINA_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Octobrain to memorize.
  • Use Octobrain to remember.
  • Use Octobrain to forget.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Octobrain to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (memorize, remember, forget, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Octobrain directly.