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Engram

io.github.NickCirv/engram ยท v4.5.0

Ranked local code-graph context for AI coding agents. Intercepts reads + greps. Apache-2.0.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add engram -e ENGRAM_API_TOKEN=<ENGRAM_API_TOKEN> -e ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD=<ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD> -e ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH=<ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH> -e ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH=<ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH> -e ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=<ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "engram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENGRAM_API_TOKEN": "<ENGRAM_API_TOKEN>",
        "ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD": "<ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD>",
        "ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH": "<ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK": "<ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "engram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENGRAM_API_TOKEN": "<ENGRAM_API_TOKEN>",
        "ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD": "<ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD>",
        "ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH": "<ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK": "<ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "engram": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENGRAM_API_TOKEN": "<ENGRAM_API_TOKEN>",
        "ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD": "<ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD>",
        "ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH": "<ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK": "<ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

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

Environment variables

NameDescription
ENGRAM_API_TOKEN
Optional, secret
Optional HTTP bearer token. Auto-generated at ~/.engram/http-server.token if unset.
ENGRAM_MISTAKE_GUARD
Optional
Pre-mortem warnings: '1' = warn, '2' = deny. Unset = off, zero overhead.
ENGRAM_ANTHROPIC_MEMORY_PATH
Optional
Override path to Claude Code's Auto-Memory MEMORY.md.
ENGRAM_MCP_CONFIG_PATH
Optional
Override path to ~/.engram/mcp-providers.json (plugin MCP server declarations).
ENGRAM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK
Optional
Set to '1' to disable passive update notice. Auto-disabled when $CI is set.

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published22 Jun 2026
Last updated22 Jun 2026
Registry nameio.github.NickCirv/engram

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