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bettermemory MCP server

Name: bettermemory
Author: 0Mattias

io.github.0Mattias · Updated 1mo ago

Memory for coding agents, checked against the filesystem and git before it is believed.

At a glance

bettermemory is an MCP server in the AI & Memory category. It runs locally over stdio via `uvx bettermemory`, and declares no required credentials. It scores B (71/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 0

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install bettermemory in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install bettermemory in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add bettermemory -- uvx bettermemory

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Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install bettermemory in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bettermemory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bettermemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install bettermemory in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bettermemory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bettermemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install bettermemory in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.bettermemory]
command = "uvx"
args = ["bettermemory"]

Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install bettermemory in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bettermemory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bettermemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install bettermemory in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bettermemory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bettermemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

How to install bettermemory in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "bettermemory": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bettermemory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What tools does bettermemory expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Source analysis currently covers npm packages only. This server ships as a Python package, which needs a different parser.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit today — Actively maintained.
0 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 71

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 0 days ago.
Adoption20%0%
0 stars.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%75%
Links to its own repository; package linkage unverified.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (8.0.0).

Documentation

Full README

An MCP memory server for coding agents. Stored facts get checked against the filesystem and git *before* the model relies on them, so a memory that has rotted is flagged instead of quoted back at you.

Install

Claude Code — two slash commands, zero config:

text

/plugin marketplace add 0Mattias/bettermemory
/plugin install bettermemory@bettermemory

Anything else that speaks MCP:

uv tool install bettermemory
bettermemory init --client claude-desktop   # or cursor / cline / claude-code / hermes

Restart the client. bettermemory doctor exits 0 when it's wired correctly and prints a one-line fix for anything that isn't.

Try it without installing: uvx bettermemory try writes a memory citing a file, deletes the file, and shows the next search flagging it. Offline, throwaway store.

What it does

Checks memory before believing it. Every hit carries a staleness

verdict: calendar age, whether the paths it cites still exist, the commits landed since it was last confirmed, and how the record entered the store (written here, pulled, or placed by hand). Declared claims (path, path::symbol, path::NAME=literal) are re-checked against the working tree; a claim that stops being true blocks the stamp instead of riding along.

Retrieval is deliberate. Memory is a tool call, not an

injection. Write gates bounce transient state, secret-shaped tokens and near-duplicates; claims about *you* are labelled as inferences, so they stay distinguishable and correctable.

The code is the model. Search is deterministic lexical ranking —

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