Scratchpad Mcp MCP Server

Persistent, token-efficient storage for AI agents. An MCP server that stops your agents from re-reading the same files and re-loading the same context every turn.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Scratchpad Mcp Server?

Scratchpad Mcp is an MCP project maintained in the mikepressure/scratchpad-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Persistent, token-efficient storage for AI agents. An MCP server that stops your agents from re-reading the same files and re-loading the same context every turn”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Scratchpad Mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scratchpad": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "C:\\path\\to\\scratchpad-mcp\\dist\\index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.