What is amber?
amber is a MCP server by ambermem that hosted long-term memory for AI assistants. Your assistant stores facts with its own phrasings; Amber embeds them and finds them again by meaning and by keyword. Recoverable trash, full. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | ambermem |
| Repository | ambermem/amber |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,417 of 4,418 MCP servers; #335 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is amber safe to install?
amber scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 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 |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install amber?
- 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/ambermem/amber
- 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 amber -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http amber <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 amber for you:
Add the "amber" MCP server from https://github.com/ambermem/amber 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.