Yggdrasil MCP Server

One shared, durable memory for your AI coding agents — local-first, zero-dependency.

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What is the Yggdrasil MCP server?

Most knowledge and memory work still happens through a UI a human drives. Yggdrasil MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. One shared, durable memory for your AI coding agents — local-first, zero-dependency.

The short version

Stop re-explaining your project to every new AI session.

  • 🧠 Persistent — decisions, lessons, and project status survive across sessions
  • 🔌 One brain, every tool — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and any MCP host share the same memory
  • 🌐 Cross-project recall"this looks like what you did in project B — reuse it?"
  • 🧹 Curated, not captured — your agent saves the few things that matter; governance dedupes and archives, never deletes
  • 🌱 Self-maintaining (opt-in) — a small local model consolidates memory in the background. Zero API tokens
  • 🪪 One identity everywhere — an optional name and persona every agent picks up, so Claude Code and Codex feel like the same assistant

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: YGG_ENGINE_URL, YGG_EMBED_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.

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.

How it compares

This sits in the knowledge and memory group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by VonderVuflya; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

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 Yggdrasil MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yggdrasil": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "yggdrasil-memory"],
      "env": {
        "YGG_ENGINE_URL": "your-value",
        "YGG_EMBED_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
YGG_ENGINE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
YGG_EMBED_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

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