What is neotoma?
neotoma is a MCP server by markmhendrickson that deterministic state layer for agents: versioned entities like contacts, tasks and decisions with immutable observations and provenance, in local SQLite. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 34 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | markmhendrickson |
| Repository | markmhendrickson/neotoma |
| Popularity | 34 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,029 of 4,418 MCP servers; #104 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is neotoma safe to install?
neotoma 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 neotoma?
- 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/markmhendrickson/neotoma
- 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 neotoma -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http neotoma <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 neotoma for you:
Add the "neotoma" MCP server from https://github.com/markmhendrickson/neotoma 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.