Basic Memory MCP Server

How to install Basic Memory

Built from the start command in the project's README: uvx --prerelease=allow basic-memory mcp. Check the README for required keys or settings.

claude mcp add basic-memory -- uvx --prerelease=allow basic-memory mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--prerelease=allow",
        "basic-memory",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--prerelease=allow",
        "basic-memory",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

code --add-mcp '{"name":"basic-memory","command":"uvx","args":["--prerelease=allow","basic-memory","mcp"]}'

What Basic Memory can touch

• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
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• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
• Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
• Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Read or send messagesLikely, from its own description
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
• Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan

"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit d1c16c6, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.