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Basic Memory is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Local-first knowledge management with bi-directional LLM sync via Markdown files. It has 4,108 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs locally with uvx basic-memory.

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Install Basic Memory

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "basic-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio basic-memory -- uvx basic-memory

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "basic-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "basic-memory": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "basic-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Basic Memory

Claude, Codex, or Cursor connected in 30 seconds. No Python, no JSON, no terminal. $15.00/mo locked in for life (12.50/mo yearly pricing). 7-day free trial — cancel any time before day 7 if it's not for you. Beta pricing — sign up now and your rate never goes up. OSS users: code BMFOSS takes another 20% off for 3 months.

  • ai
  • claude
  • llm
  • mcp
  • open-source
  • python
  • obsidian
  • obsidian-md
  • knowledge-management
  • knowlege-graph

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What is Basic Memory?

Basic Memory is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Local-first knowledge management with bi-directional LLM sync via Markdown files. It has 4,108 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs locally with uvx basic-memory. The source code is at github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory.

How do I install the Basic Memory MCP server?

Add the command uvx basic-memory to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Basic Memory free?

The server is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Basic Memory actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. The latest release is v0.23.2, published Aug 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.