Skip to content
appsgit

ClawMem

ClawMem is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. On-device memory layer for AI agents. Claude Code, OpenClaw and Hermes. It has 210 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y clawmem.

github.com/yoloshii/ClawMem (opens in a new tab)

Install ClawMem

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clawmem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clawmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio clawmem -- npx -y clawmem

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clawmem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clawmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "clawmem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clawmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About ClawMem

On-device memory for Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, and AI agents. Retrieval-augmented search, hooks, and an MCP server in a single local system. No API keys, no cloud dependencies.

  • ai-agent-memory
  • ai-agents
  • bun
  • claude-code
  • embeddings
  • hybrid-search
  • llama-cpp
  • local-first
  • mcp-server
  • mcp-tools

FAQ

ClawMem FAQ

Still curious? Email info@appsgit.com.

What is ClawMem?

ClawMem is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. On-device memory layer for AI agents. Claude Code, OpenClaw and Hermes. It has 210 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y clawmem. The source code is at github.com/yoloshii/ClawMem.

How do I install the ClawMem MCP server?

Add the command npx -y clawmem to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is ClawMem free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is ClawMem actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.