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frugal-memory

io.github.komakeule57-maker/frugal-memory ยท v0.4.0

Memory for AI assistants in one SQLite file: full-text search, no vectors, no embeddings.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add frugal-memory -e MEMORY_LANG=<MEMORY_LANG> -e MEMORY_DB=<MEMORY_DB> -- uvx frugal-memory==0.4.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frugal-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frugal-memory==0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_LANG": "<MEMORY_LANG>",
        "MEMORY_DB": "<MEMORY_DB>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frugal-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frugal-memory==0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_LANG": "<MEMORY_LANG>",
        "MEMORY_DB": "<MEMORY_DB>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "frugal-memory": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frugal-memory==0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_LANG": "<MEMORY_LANG>",
        "MEMORY_DB": "<MEMORY_DB>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
MEMORY_LANG
Optional
Tool names, texts and stemmer: 'en' (default for a new memory) or 'de'. Unset, an existing memory keeps the language it was built in.
MEMORY_DB
Optional
Path of the SQLite file. Default: $XDG_DATA_HOME/frugal-memory/memory.db

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published10 Nov 2026
Last updated10 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.komakeule57-maker/frugal-memory

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