OCD - Organized Context Datastore (MCP)

日本語版はこちら (README_jp.md)

Give your AI persistent, structured memory — and let humans see it too.

OCD is an MCP server that stores project knowledge as Markdown files in a hierarchical tree. LLMs read and write via MCP tools; humans browse and edit via a built-in Web UI or any text editor. Both share the same source of truth.

Why OCD?

• No more lost context — Project knowledge persists across sessions in a Git-backed store

• Token-efficient — Fetch only the branches you need with tree-text format, not entire documents

• Human-friendly — Plain Markdown + frontmatter. Edit in VS Code, review on GitHub, or use the built-in Web UI

• One command — npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp starts both the MCP server and the Web UI

Quick Start

One-Liner (stdio + Web UI enabled by default)

# Cursor connects via stdio + humans browse http://localhost:38291/viewer
npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp

# Read-only mode
npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp --readonly

HTTP Server Mode

# Local dev mode (with Web UI)
npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp --http --port 38291

# Remote server mode
npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp --http --mode remote-server --config ./config.json

Related MCP server: agent-memory

How It Works

┌──────────────┐   MCP (stdio / HTTP)   ┌─────────────────┐
│  LLM / IDE   │ ◄───────────────────► │   OCD Server    │
│  (Cursor…)   │                        │                 │
└──────────────┘                        │  Markdown files │
                                        │  + frontmatter  │
┌──────────────┐   HTTP + Web UI        │  + Git history  │
│    Human     │ ◄───────────────────► │                 │
│  (Browser)   │                        └─────────────────┘
└──────────────┘

CLI Options

Duplicate launch behavior: If OCD is already running on the same port, subsequent launches log "OCD is already running on this port" and exit cleanly (exit 0). An error exit only occurs when the port is occupied by a different process. The server identity check uses GET /whois — if the response is OCD, it is recognized as an existing OCD instance.

CLI tool subcommands (same logic as MCP tools)

Run read/write operations without starting the MCP server. Results are printed as JSON on stdout (pipe to jq, etc.).

ocd-mcp tool --help
ocd-mcp tool --cwd . list-roots
ocd-mcp tool --cwd . get-contexts --patterns 'docs/**'
ocd-mcp tool --cwd . search --query "auth"

• --readonly: blocks mutate and commit.

• Do not run mutate / commit against the same Git repo while the stdio MCP server is writing — risk of lock/conflict.

• get-contexts --include-content can produce very large JSON.

Cursor / IDE Configuration

One-Liner (stdio + Web UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocd-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--package", "github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp",
        "tsx", "src/cli.ts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

• Cursor connects via stdio

• Humans browse http://localhost:38291/viewer

stdio Only (Web UI disabled)

"args": [
  "--package", "github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp",
  "tsx", "src/cli.ts",
  "--disable-web-ui"
]

Via bin Entry (after package install)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocd-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

HTTP Mode

# Start the server in a terminal
npx github:teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp --http --port 38291

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocd-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:38291/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Web UI is available at http://localhost:38291/viewer.

Context Roots Filtering (HTTP Mode)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocd-pj-alpha": {
      "url": "http://localhost:38291/api/mcp?roots=project-alpha,core-docs"
    },
    "ocd-pj-beta-readonly": {
      "url": "http://localhost:38291/api/mcp?roots=project-beta,shared&readonly=shared"
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Local Config (.ocd.config.js)

Place in the project root. OCD searches upward from cwd automatically.

export default {
  contextRoots: [
    {
      path: './organized-context',
      git: 'auto-commit'
    },
    {
      path: './CORE/docs',
      name: 'CORE Docs',
      readOnly: true
    }
  ],
  inheritGlobal: true
}

Global Config (~/.ocd/config.js)

Define Context Roots shared across all projects.

Git Modes

MCP Tools

ocd_mutate_context — Performance Notes

• Serialization: Within the same Context Root (same cwd), ocd_mutate_context and ocd_commit execute one at a time. When called in rapid succession, subsequent calls wait for the previous one to complete — this is a queue, not a freeze. This prevents Git operation conflicts.

• Move cost: A move operation scans all .md files under the Context Root to update internal links and prevent broken references. If the root contains many files, a single move may take noticeable time.

Directory Structure Example

my-context-store/
├── .ocd.config.js
├── project-a/
│   ├── index.md
│   ├── features/
│   │   ├── feature-1.md
│   │   └── feature-2.md
│   └── decisions/
│       └── adr-001.md
└── project-b/
    └── ...

Markdown Format

---
title: Feature Specification
status: draft
priority: high
---

# User Authentication

## Overview

Details about the user authentication implementation...

All frontmatter fields other than title are treated as attrs.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/teamstove/organized-context-datastore-mcp.git
cd organized-context-datastore-mcp
npm install

The Web UI is built automatically on first launch. To build manually: npm run build:web-ui.

For Developers

See docs/DEVELOPMENT.md for local development, testing, and build instructions.

License

MIT