Chronicle MCP

io.github.Leviathan0x0/chronicle-mcp · v1.6.2

Local, private AI chat history search & memory: BM25 over your Cursor, Claude and ChatGPT chats.

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Terminal

claude mcp add chronicle-mcp -e CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR=<CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR> -e TRANSCRIPTS_DIR=<TRANSCRIPTS_DIR> -- uvx chronicle-mcp-server==1.6.2

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chronicle-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chronicle-mcp-server==1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR": "<CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR>",
        "TRANSCRIPTS_DIR": "<TRANSCRIPTS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chronicle-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chronicle-mcp-server==1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR": "<CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR>",
        "TRANSCRIPTS_DIR": "<TRANSCRIPTS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "chronicle-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chronicle-mcp-server==1.6.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR": "<CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR>",
        "TRANSCRIPTS_DIR": "<TRANSCRIPTS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`CHRONICLE_BASE_DIR` Optional	Folder for the chat archive and search index. Defaults to ~/.chronicle (or the folder saved with chronicle --chats-folder).
`TRANSCRIPTS_DIR` Optional	Override folder scanned by sync_workspace_data(source_type='agent_transcripts'). Defaults to each editor's own transcript folder.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	25 Oct 2026
Last updated	25 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.Leviathan0x0/chronicle-mcp`

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