Memory Vault MCP Server

by mihaibuildsio.github.MihaiBuilds/memory-vaultv1.6.0

Local-first AI memory layer with hybrid search. Postgres + pgvector. Self-hosted, MIT.

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Install Memory Vault MCP server

claude mcp add memory-vault -e DB_HOST='<db-host>' -e DB_PORT=5432 -e DB_NAME=memory_vault -e DB_USER=memory_vault -e DB_PASSWORD='<db-password>' -- docker run -i --rm -e DB_HOST -e DB_PORT -e DB_NAME -e DB_USER -e DB_PASSWORD ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-vault": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DB_HOST",
        "-e",
        "DB_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DB_NAME",
        "-e",
        "DB_USER",
        "-e",
        "DB_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "<db-host>",
        "DB_PORT": "5432",
        "DB_NAME": "memory_vault",
        "DB_USER": "memory_vault",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "<db-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-vault": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DB_HOST",
        "-e",
        "DB_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DB_NAME",
        "-e",
        "DB_USER",
        "-e",
        "DB_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "<db-host>",
        "DB_PORT": "5432",
        "DB_NAME": "memory_vault",
        "DB_USER": "memory_vault",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "<db-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "memory-vault": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DB_HOST",
        "-e",
        "DB_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DB_NAME",
        "-e",
        "DB_USER",
        "-e",
        "DB_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "<db-host>",
        "DB_PORT": "5432",
        "DB_NAME": "memory_vault",
        "DB_USER": "memory_vault",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "<db-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-vault": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DB_HOST",
        "-e",
        "DB_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DB_NAME",
        "-e",
        "DB_USER",
        "-e",
        "DB_PASSWORD",
        "ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "<db-host>",
        "DB_PORT": "5432",
        "DB_NAME": "memory_vault",
        "DB_USER": "memory_vault",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "<db-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
DB_HOST	yes	—	Hostname of the Postgres+pgvector instance Memory Vault connects to (e.g. 'host.docker.internal' when Postgres runs on the host, 'localhost' when running natively, or the service name when both run in compose)
DB_PORT	yes	—	Postgres port
DB_NAME	yes	—	Postgres database name
DB_USER	yes	—	Postgres user with read/write access to the memory vault database
DB_PASSWORD	yes	yes	Postgres password for DB_USER

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Active — last maintenance signal 9d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-30 · 9d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-09-10 · 29d ago · GitHub · v1.6.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-09-10 · 29d ago · official registry · v1.6.0

FAQ

›How do I install the Memory Vault MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add memory-vault -e DB_HOST='<db-host>' -e DB_PORT=5432 -e DB_NAME=memory_vault -e DB_USER=memory_vault -e DB_PASSWORD='<db-password>' -- docker run -i --rm -e DB_HOST -e DB_PORT -e DB_NAME -e DB_USER -e DB_PASSWORD ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Memory Vault require an API key?

Yes. It expects DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use Memory Vault as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Memory Vault in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.MihaiBuilds/memory-vault.