What is afair?
afair is a MCP server by afairai that self-organizing, self-hostable, encrypted memory for AI tools, with background entity extraction, conflict resolution, consolidation and decay. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | afairai |
| Repository | afairai/afair |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,076 of 4,418 MCP servers; #230 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is afair safe to install?
afair scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install afair?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/afairai/afair
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add afair -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http afair <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs afair for you:
Add the "afair" MCP server from https://github.com/afairai/afair to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.