What is engram-rs?
engram-rs is a MCP server by kael-bit that hierarchical agent memory engine with automatic decay, promotion, semantic deduplication and a self-organizing topic tree. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 28 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | kael-bit |
| Repository | kael-bit/engram-rs |
| Popularity | 28 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,127 of 4,418 MCP servers; #116 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-03-03 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is engram-rs safe to install?
engram-rs scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. 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 |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| 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 engram-rs?
- 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/kael-bit/engram-rs
- 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 engram-rs -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http engram-rs <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 engram-rs for you:
Add the "engram-rs" MCP server from https://github.com/kael-bit/engram-rs 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.