Memory Kernel

Install

Pin version unavailable — the install command can’t be pinned automatically

Python (pip)
pip install "amormorri-memory-kernel[mcp]"

Setup by client

Pick your client — the config below is generated for this server (local stdio). Copy respects the “Pin version” switch above.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-kernel": {
      "command": "memory-kernel-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--db",
        ".memory-kernel/memory.db"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add memory-kernel -- memory-kernel-mcp --db .memory-kernel/memory.db

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-kernel": {
      "command": "memory-kernel-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--db",
        ".memory-kernel/memory.db"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "memory-kernel": {
      "command": "memory-kernel-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--db",
        ".memory-kernel/memory.db"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-kernel": {
      "command": "memory-kernel-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--db",
        ".memory-kernel/memory.db"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

Defined in the server's official registry manifest. Required secrets are shown as <YOUR_…> placeholders in the configs above.

• MEMORY_KERNEL_DB — Path to the SQLite memory database (created on first run). Use an absolute path in client configs. Get it: Local file path you choose

Official version check

What it can do

• memory_remember
• memory_ingest
• memory_search
• memory_build_context
• memory_wake_up
• memory_list
• memory_stats
• memory_forget

Common issues

memory-kernel-mcp: command not found

Install the MCP extra: pip install "amormorri-memory-kernel[mcp]". Running memory-kernel-mcp --db .memory-kernel/memory.db directly is the documented way to verify it starts. Source: github.com/Artem362/memory-kernel ↗

Server starts but the client shows no tools

The project ships a protocol smoke test: python scripts/mcp_smoke.py. Run it to verify the round-trip before debugging the client. Source: github.com/Artem362/memory-kernel ↗

Search misses inflected forms

The server bridges inflected forms by default; stemming can be toggled with MEMORY_KERNEL_DISABLE_STEMMER=1 (documented as query-side only, writes stay indexed). Source: github.com/Artem362/memory-kernel ↗

Alternatives

• Basic Memory
• Mnemoverse Memory
• Mneme Memory

Last verified: 2026-10-15 ｜ Sources: Artem362/memory-kernel README ↗

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