What is skillmem?
skillmem is a MCP server by liza-studio that self-improving skill memory for coding agents: useful skills are reinforced, unused ones fade; local English/Russian hybrid search, tamper-evident history. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 9 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | liza-studio |
| Repository | liza-studio/skillmem |
| Popularity | 9 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,813 of 4,418 MCP servers; #209 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is skillmem safe to install?
skillmem 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 skillmem?
- 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/liza-studio/skillmem
- 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 skillmem -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http skillmem <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 skillmem for you:
Add the "skillmem" MCP server from https://github.com/liza-studio/skillmem 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.