# TrueMemory (MCP server)

> TrueMemory is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. The memory your AI should have had from the start. It has 380 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs locally with uvx truememory.

Why · Quick Start · Compare · Tiers · Benchmarks · API · Docs · FAQ · Discord It finds signal in the noise. Your AI sees thousands of messages. TrueMemory figures out which ones actually matter and throws away the rest. No manual tagging, no prompt engineering. It just knows.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/buildingjoshbetter/TrueMemory |
| GitHub stars | 380 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: truememory |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | AI & search |
| Latest release | v0.7.6.2 (Jun 11, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 29, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

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

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

### Claude Code

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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