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Context Sync

Context Sync is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Universal AI Memory - Sync context across Claude, VsCode, Cursor, Continue, Windsurf, Zed & more. It has 190 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @context-sync/server.

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Install Context Sync

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context-sync": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@context-sync/server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio context-sync -- npx -y @context-sync/server

Cursor

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

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

VS Code

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

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 Context Sync

Local-first project memory for AI coding tools over MCP. Context Sync gives an agent a persistent memory layer for a codebase: - project identity and tech stack - active work, decisions, constraints, and caveats - structured file exploration - git-aware context - optional read-only Notion lookup

  • developer-tools
  • mcp-server
  • sqlite
  • workspace
  • context-sync
  • context-management
  • model-context-protocol
  • productivity
  • memory
  • ai

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What is Context Sync?

Context Sync is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Universal AI Memory - Sync context across Claude, VsCode, Cursor, Continue, Windsurf, Zed & more. It has 190 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @context-sync/server. The source code is at github.com/Intina47/context-sync.

How do I install the Context Sync MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @context-sync/server 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 Context Sync free?

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

Is Context Sync actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Apr 11, 2026. The latest release is v2.0.0, published Jan 31, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.