What is claudex?
claudex is a MCP server by kunwar-shah that persistent memory and full-text search over Claude Code conversation history indexed into SQLite, with session summaries and a web UI for exploration. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 97 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | kunwar-shah |
| Repository | kunwar-shah/claudex |
| Popularity | 97 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #593 of 4,418 MCP servers; #58 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-06-20 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is claudex safe to install?
claudex 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 claudex?
- 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/kunwar-shah/claudex
- 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 claudex -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http claudex <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 claudex for you:
Add the "claudex" MCP server from https://github.com/kunwar-shah/claudex 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.