Ori Memory MCP Server

Open-source persistent memory infrastructure for AI agents. Ori implements human cognition as mathematical models on a knowledge graph. Activation decay from ACT-R. Spreading activation along wiki-link edges. Hebbian co-occurrence from retrieval patterns. Reinforcement learning on retrieval itself. Recursive graph traversal with sub-question decomposition. The system learns what matters, forgets what doesn't, and…

People connecting memory tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-30 · ★ 319 · #26 OF 259 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ori Memory

before you install - you'll need

ORI_VAULT

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add aayoawoyemi-ori-mnemos -- npx -y ori-memory

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aayoawoyemi-ori-mnemos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ori-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package ori-memory - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.aayoawoyemi is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Ori Memory can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.6.1 · 2026-07-29

[0.6.1] - 2026-07-29 · Field-Report Fixes (#34) · Every code-level finding from the 0.5.5 field report, fixed: · Update cache moved out of ~/.ori - the update checker's cache directory doubled as a vault marker, making…

v0.6.0 · 2026-07-27

[0.6.0] - 2026-07-21 · Navigated Recursion: The Agent Steers the Graph · ori explore no longer returns a flat synthesis. The agent sees the decomposition tree - which branches produced results, which hit dead ends…

v0.5.0 · 2026-03-21

Retrieval is no longer a search problem. It is a navigation problem. · v0.5.0 introduces ori explore - the first implementation of the Recursive Memory Harness (RMH) framework. Where flat retrieval asks "what matches…

04 · Who maintains Ori Memory

ori-memory is maintained by aayoawoyemi. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/aayoawoyemi/ori-mnemos
category: memory - ranked #26 of 259 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-29)
registry: io.github.aayoawoyemi/ori-memory (active, first published 2026-02-25 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:ori-memory

06 · Ori Memory FAQ

What is Ori Memory?

Is Ori Memory still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-30 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Ori Memory?

Run `npx -y ori-memory`. The README documents one environment variable (ORI_VAULT) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ori Memory run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ori Memory

Alternatives to Ori Memory

Maintained memory servers if Ori Memory isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Ori Memory doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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