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🧠 Claude Memory MCP

A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives Claude Desktop persistent memory across conversations. It stores, summarizes, and retrieves conversation history so Claude always remembers your context.

✨ Features

Feature

Description

Persistent Memory

Saves every conversation turn to a local memory.json file

Auto-Summarization

Automatically compresses history after 10 turns to keep context lean

Fast Context Loading

Returns summary + last 3 turns on demand — no bloat

One-command Setup

Powered by uv — no virtualenv juggling needed

Zero Latency

Runs locally over stdio — no network calls

Related MCP server: mcp-assist-memory

🛠️ Tools Exposed

Tool

Description

get_context

Load compressed memory (summary + last 3 turns). Call at the start of every conversation.

save_turn

Save one conversation turn. Call after every AI response.

clear_memory

Wipe all stored memory and start fresh.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.13+

  • uv installed

1. Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/adeeljames/claude-memory-mcp.git
cd claude-memory-mcp
uv sync

2. Run the MCP Server (for testing)

uv run python server.py

3. Add to Claude Desktop

Open your Claude Desktop config file:

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following under mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/claude-mcp-optimize",
        "python",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/claude-mcp-optimize with the actual path on your machine.

Restart Claude Desktop — the memory-mcp server will appear in your tools list.

📁 Project Structure

claude-memory-mcp/
├── server.py           # MCP server — all tools defined here
├── memory.json         # Runtime memory file (auto-created, gitignored)
├── pyproject.toml      # uv project config & dependencies
├── uv.lock             # Locked dependency graph
└── README.md           # You are here

⚙️ How It Works

Claude Desktop ──stdio──► server.py ──► memory.json
                                          │
                         ┌────────────────┘
                         │
                    get_context()     → returns summary + last 3 turns
                    save_turn()       → appends to history, triggers summary at 10 turns
                    clear_memory()    → resets everything

🔧 Dependencies

Package

Purpose

mcp>=1.26.0

Model Context Protocol SDK

All dependencies are managed by uv and pinned in uv.lock.

📄 License

MIT — free to use, modify, and share.

Made with love by @muhammadadeelai

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