# varun29ankuS MCP Server (MCP server)

> varun29ankuS MCP Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Cognitive memory for AI agents — semantic search, Hebbian learning, knowledge graphs. It has 302 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @shodh/memory-mcp.

Config file locations: - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json - Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.json - Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/varun29ankuS/shodh-memory |
| GitHub stars | 302 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Rust |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @shodh/memory-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | AI & search |
| Latest release | gliner-bi-edge-onnx-v1 (Jul 14, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 27, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.varun29ankuS/shodh-memory |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "varun29ankus-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shodh/memory-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODH_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env SHODH_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio varun29ankus-mcp-server -- npx -y @shodh/memory-mcp
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "varun29ankus-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shodh/memory-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODH_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

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

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "shodh_api_key",
      "description": "SHODH_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "varun29ankus-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shodh/memory-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHODH_API_KEY": "${input:shodh_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Environment variables

- `SHODH_API_URL`: URL of the shodh-memory backend server
- `SHODH_API_KEY` (secret): API key for authentication
- `SHODH_USER_ID`: User ID for memory isolation

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