Basic Memory

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basicmachines-co/basic-memoryLocalFile system

Connect

Copy the MCP config below.
In Cursor, open Settings → MCP and add a new global server, or create .cursor/mcp.json in your project.
Paste the JSON, save, and refresh MCP connections.
If the server needs extra setup, follow the GitHub readme.

MCP config

Paste into Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json) or Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:basicmachines-co/basic-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}