# 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.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/give-mcp-clients-local-markdown-project-memory-with-basic-me` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/give-mcp-clients-local-markdown-project-memory-with-basic-me`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/give-mcp-clients-local-markdown-project-memory-with-basic-me/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/give-mcp-clients-local-markdown-project-memory-with-basic-me

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# 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:
- [![Python 3.12+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
- Claude, Codex, or Cursor connected in 30 seconds. No Python, no JSON, no

- Source: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/give-mcp-clients-local-markdown-project-memory-with-basic-memory/)