#!/usr/bin/env node
import { writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from "fs";
import { join, dirname } from "path";
import { homedir } from "os";
const CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), ".config", "claude");
const CONFIG_FILE = join(CONFIG_DIR, "claude_desktop_config.json");
const MCP_CONFIG = {
mcpServers: {
"memory-mcp": {
command: "npx",
args: ["memory-mcp"],
env: {
MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://localhost:27017",
SHARED_MONGODB_URI: "mongodb://localhost:27017",
},
},
},
};
function setupClaudeConfig() {
try {
console.log("🔧 Setting up Claude Desktop configuration for memory-mcp...");
// Create config directory if it doesn't exist
if (!existsSync(CONFIG_DIR)) {
mkdirSync(CONFIG_DIR, { recursive: true });
console.log(`✅ Created Claude config directory: ${CONFIG_DIR}`);
}
// Check if config file already exists
let existingConfig: any = {};
if (existsSync(CONFIG_FILE)) {
try {
const existingContent = require(CONFIG_FILE);
existingConfig = existingContent || {};
console.log("📄 Found existing Claude configuration");
} catch (error) {
console.log(
"⚠️ Existing config file found but could not be parsed, will create new one",
);
existingConfig = {};
}
}
// Merge with existing configuration
const mergedConfig = {
...existingConfig,
mcpServers: {
...(existingConfig.mcpServers || {}),
...MCP_CONFIG.mcpServers,
},
};
// Write the configuration
writeFileSync(CONFIG_FILE, JSON.stringify(mergedConfig, null, 2));
console.log("✅ Claude Desktop configuration updated successfully!");
console.log(`📁 Config file location: ${CONFIG_FILE}`);
console.log("");
console.log("🚀 Next steps:");
console.log("1. Restart Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server");
console.log('2. You should see "memory-mcp" available in Claude Desktop');
console.log("3. Start using memory and context caching features!");
console.log("");
console.log("📚 Available tools:");
console.log("• save-memories, get-memories, add-memories, clear-memories");
console.log("• archive-context, retrieve-context, score-relevance");
console.log(
"• share-memory, get-shared-memories, search-shared-memories-by-keywords",
);
console.log("");
console.log(
"💡 Tip: Set MONGODB_URI and SHARED_MONGODB_URI environment variables for custom database connections",
);
} catch (error) {
console.error("❌ Error setting up Claude configuration:", error);
console.log("");
console.log("🔧 Manual setup instructions:");
console.log("1. Open Claude Desktop");
console.log("2. Go to Settings > Developer");
console.log("3. Add MCP server with:");
console.log(" Command: npx");
console.log(" Args: memory-mcp");
console.log("4. Set environment variables:");
console.log(" MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017");
console.log(" SHARED_MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017");
}
}
// Run the setup
setupClaudeConfig();
