Lians Agent Memory MCP Server

Recover the task. Reject stale state. Block unsupported done. Why Lians · ContinuityBench ·. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting DevOps & monitoring tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 10 · #18 OF 101 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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

01 · Install Lians Agent Memory

before you install - you'll need

Set LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add lians-ai-lians -- uvx lians-sdk

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lians-ai-lians": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lians-sdk"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

pypi package lians-sdk - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry registry publisher io.github.ebeirne is not the repo owner (lians-ai) - the registry entry was published by someone else

03 · What Lians Agent Memory can do

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

Latest releases

v0.5.0 · 2026-08-02

Lians v0.5.0 · Lians is open-source, local-first memory for any AI agent. It gives MCP clients and agent applications a shared place to remember useful facts across chats, sessions, tools, and models - without requiring…

lians-v0.4.2 · 2026-07-18

Python SDK 0.4.2 fixes the local and MCP installation extras so they install sentence-transformers by default. This prevents clean local installations from silently falling back to deterministic test-grade embeddings.…

v0.4.1 · 2026-07-17

Lians 0.4.1 refreshes package discovery and integration accuracy across Python, TypeScript, and Java. · Highlights: · PyPI package page now leads with bitemporal memory, deterministic supersession, point-in-time…

04 · Who maintains Lians Agent Memory

Lians Agent Memory is maintained by lians-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/lians-ai/lians
website: https://www.lians.ai/
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #18 of 101 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-02)
registry: io.github.ebeirne/lians (active, first published 2026-06-24 · 7 versions)
packages: pypi:lians-sdk

06 · Lians Agent Memory FAQ

What is Lians Agent Memory?

Recover the task. Reject stale state. Block unsupported done. Why Lians · ContinuityBench ·. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Lians Agent Memory still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Lians Agent Memory?

Run `uvx lians-sdk`. The README documents one environment variable (LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS) to set first. Set LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Lians Agent Memory run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Lians Agent Memory

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