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kybase

kybase is a MCP server by Kyrzin that self-hosted Markdown knowledge base that doubles as persistent memory for AI agents: a notes app you browse and edit (wikilinks, backlinks, graph), 18 MCP tools over Streamable HTTP with.

Updated 2026-10-02

What is kybase?

kybase is a MCP server by Kyrzin that self-hosted Markdown knowledge base that doubles as persistent memory for AI agents: a notes app you browse and edit (wikilinks, backlinks, graph), 18 MCP tools over Streamable HTTP with. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 5 GitHub stars.

TypeMcp server
AuthorKyrzin
RepositoryKyrzin/kybase
Popularity5 GitHub stars
CategoryKnowledge & memory
SecurityLow risk (80/100)
Rank#2,204 of 4,418 MCP servers; #246 in Knowledge & memory
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Last commit2026-10-02
RunsLocally
LanguageTypeScript
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Is kybase safe to install?

kybase scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: 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.

CheckResult
Community-built serverNote
Runs on your machine onlyPass
Needs an API key or account loginNote
Can take actions such as send, write or deployReview
No code executionPass
Source on GitHubPass

How do I install kybase?

  1. 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/Kyrzin/kybase
  2. 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 kybase -- <command from README>
claude mcp add --transport http kybase <server-url>
  3. 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 kybase for you:

Add the "kybase" MCP server from https://github.com/Kyrzin/kybase 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.