Give MCP clients local Markdown project memory with Basic Memory
Connect Claude, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP-capable client to a local-first Markdown knowledge graph so agents can write, search, and reuse project context across sessions.
Prerequisites
Python 3.12+, uv, Basic Memory CLI, an MCP-capable client such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, or VS Code, and a local Markdown workspace
Installation
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
Claude, Codex, or Cursor connected in 30 seconds. No Python, no JSON, no
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory/HEAD/README.md