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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
claude-memory-mcp
by tanaka-kun-dev
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everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

claude-memory-mcp · Summary

MCP server for persistent file-based memory management with tools to read, search, and update Claude's memory files.

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

claude-memory-mcp · Use cases

  • Enabling non-Claude Code clients like Claude Desktop or Cursor to access Claude's memory system
  • Providing programmatic access to manage memory entries across different MCP-compatible AI assistants
  • Creating a persistent memory layer for personal AI assistants that can be shared across tools

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

claude-memory-mcp · Install

npm install -g @tanaka-kun-dev/claude-memory-mcp

Claude Code

Add to your .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "claude-memory-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "claude-memory-mcp"
    }
  }
}

For custom memory directory, use environment variable CLAUDE_MEMORY_DIR.

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