Simple Memory MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing user memories with web interface

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What is the Simple Memory MCP MCP server?

Simple Memory MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the simple memory mcp mcp server. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing user memories with web interface.

What Simple Memory MCP does

Simple Memory MCP is a memory management system designed for AI assistants, implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide persistent memory storage and retrieval capabilities.

Key capabilities

  • Smart Memory Storage — AI assistants must first ask users for memory titles, then request content
  • 📋 Efficient Retrieval — Optimized MCP tools return only essential data (title + timestamp) for better performance
  • 🌐 Web Management Interface — Intuitive visual management with full CRUD operations
  • 🔍 Full-text Search — Search through both titles and content
  • 🎯 Intelligent Port Management — Automatic port detection and conflict resolution
  • 📱 Responsive Design — Optimized for both desktop and mobile devices
  • 🔒 Single Instance Design — Automatic detection prevents multiple server instances
  • 🤝 Multi-AI Support — Multiple AI assistants can safely share the same server instance

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 11 tools directly:

  • store_memory — Store new memory (requires title and content)
  • list_memory_titles — Get list of all memory titles
  • get_memory_by_title — Retrieve memory content by title
  • delete_memory — Delete specified memory
  • open_memory_webNEW! Open memory management web interface with auto browser launch
  • Overview — Simple Memory MCP is a memory management system designed for AI assistants, implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide persistent memory storage
  • Features — The Features tool exposed by this server
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server
  • Documentation — For detailed documentation, see DOCS.md which includes: - Complete API documentation - Deployment guide - Development documentation - Port
  • Troubleshooting — The Troubleshooting tool exposed by this server

Installing the simple memory mcp mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Requirements

  • Node.js 16.0.0 or higher - 512MB RAM minimum - 100MB available storage

Where it fits

Knowledge and memory servers address the most frustrating trait of language models — walking into every conversation with no recollection of the last one. Simple Memory MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — store_memory, list_memory_titles, get_memory_by_title among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other knowledge memory servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • With 11 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Simple Memory MCP.
  • Maintained by eragonht1.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the simple memory mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
store_memoryStore new memory (requires title and content)
list_memory_titlesGet list of all memory titles
get_memory_by_titleRetrieve memory content by title
delete_memoryDelete specified memory
open_memory_web**NEW!** Open memory management web interface with auto browser launch
OverviewSimple Memory MCP is a memory management system designed for AI assistants, implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide persistent memory storage and retrieval capabilities.
FeaturesThe Features tool exposed by this server.
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.
DocumentationFor detailed documentation, see [DOCS.md](DOCS.md) which includes: - Complete API documentation - Deployment guide - Development documentation - Port management system - User guide
TroubleshootingThe Troubleshooting tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Simple Memory MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simple-memory": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["./start-mcp.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/your/simple-memory-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Node.js 16.0.0 or higher - 512MB RAM minimum - 100MB available storage

Example prompts to try

  • Use Simple Memory MCP to store memory.
  • Use Simple Memory MCP to list memory titles.
  • Use Simple Memory MCP to get memory by title.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Simple Memory MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 11 tools (store_memory, list_memory_titles, get_memory_by_title, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Simple Memory MCP directly.