# Projectmem (MCP server)

> Projectmem is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Coding agent memory — one local MCP server for every project. It has 852 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx projectmem.

🎉 v0.3.4 is out — the summary stays small as your project ages, commits are filed under the code they change, and stale warnings no longer depend on your time zone. See what changed →

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/riponcm/projectmem |
| GitHub stars | 852 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: projectmem |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.3.4 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.riponcm/projectmem |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "projectmem": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "projectmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio projectmem -- uvx projectmem
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "projectmem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "projectmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "projectmem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "projectmem"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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