MCP tool
search_memories
search_memories is a tool name used by 3 different MCP servers. They are not necessarily the same tool — here is what each one does.
3 MCP servers expose a search_memories tool: OwnMemory, MemoryRouter and MemoryPlugin. Their input schemas differ, so compare them below before picking one.
Servers exposing search_memories
From the publisher:Search by meaning and keywords, English, Chinese or mixed (finds "What do I like to drink?" without shared words)
Install OwnMemory →From the publisher:Use this when the user asks about a prior decision, preference, person, project, or other fact that may be in their connected MemoryRouter vault. Semantically searches only the OAuth-selected vault and does not modify it. Tier guide: tier 3 holds the highest-level consolidated reflections (identity, principles, what matters most), tier 2 holds reflections of specific meaningful events, tier 1 hold
Install MemoryRouter →Parameter Type Description query*string A concise natural-language description of the past context to recall. limitinteger Maximum number of relevant memories to return. Use a large limit such as 250 for broad 'most important things' questions over tiers [3]. tiersarray Restrict results to these memory tiers. 3 highest-level consolidated reflections (identity, principles, what matters most), 2 reflections of specific meaningful events, 1 raw verbatim memories. Use [3 importanceinteger Minimum importance threshold, 1 to 10. Only reflections (tiers 2 and 3) carry ratings, so raw memories are excluded whenever this is set. Use 8 or higher with tiers [3] for broad 'most important' ques From the publisher:Search the user's saved memories using hybrid semantic + keyword search. Returns matching memories ranked by relevance. MemoryPlugin stores memories the user wants to persist across AI conversations. Use when looking for specific saved information.
Install MemoryPlugin →Parameter Type Description query*string Search query bucketIdstring Optional bucket ID to limit search scope limitnumber Number of memories to retrieve (default: 10)
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