What is cachly-mcp?
cachly-mcp is a MCP server by cachly-dev that persistent memory for coding assistants: session briefings on lessons and open tasks, shared team memory, BM25 search and managed Valkey/Redis. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | cachly-dev |
| Repository | cachly-dev/cachly-mcp |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,924 of 4,418 MCP servers; #315 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is cachly-mcp safe to install?
cachly-mcp scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 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 |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install cachly-mcp?
- 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/cachly-dev/cachly-mcp
- 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 cachly-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http cachly-mcp <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 cachly-mcp for you:
Add the "cachly-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/cachly-dev/cachly-mcp 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.