What is memo?
memo is a MCP server by jagoff that local-first semantic memory: hybrid search, Markdown storage, MLX or CPU embeddings, contradiction detection, time-travel history and cross-machine git sync. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 22 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | jagoff |
| Repository | jagoff/memo |
| Popularity | 22 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,265 of 4,418 MCP servers; #132 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux |
Is memo safe to install?
memo 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 memo?
- 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/jagoff/memo
- 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 memo -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http memo <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 memo for you:
Add the "memo" MCP server from https://github.com/jagoff/memo 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.