Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault MCP Server

The open-source knowledge layer for AI agents Knowledge that compounds. PULSE8.ai Cortex is the open-source knowledge layer for AI agents: Git-native memory, a typed knowledge graph, and MCP-powered retrieval on top of plain Markdown - so agents can build, evolve, and reuse persistent knowledge instead of re-deriving it on every query. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-27 · ★ 13 · #72 OF 183 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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

01 · Install Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault

before you install - you'll need

Set CORTEX_VAULT_PATH, LLM_BACKEND, LLM_BASE_URL, LLM_API_KEY, COMPILER_MODEL, INGEST_DIR, AUTH_METHOD, API_KEY, OIDC_TENANT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET, OIDC_BASE_URL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add synpulse8-opensource-pulse8-ai-cortex-kn -- uvx pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "synpulse8-opensource-pulse8-ai-cortex-kn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.synpulse8-opensource is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault can do

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

Latest releases

v1.6.0 · 2026-07-27

v1.6.0 · Released 2026-07-27. · Benchmarks release: a reproducible retrieval-evaluation harness, the first published LongMemEval-S result, and native (Metal GPU) QMD on macOS. · Added · Retrieval benchmark harness…

v1.2.2 · 2026-06-12

[1.2.2] - 2026-06-12 · Changed · Re-release to trigger MCP Registry publishing: 1.2.1 was tagged and released before the publish-mcp.yml workflow reached the default branch, so the registry listing never ran. No…

v1.2.1 · 2026-06-12

04 · Who maintains Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault

pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault is maintained by synpulse8-opensource. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault
category: documentation - ranked #72 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-27)
registry: io.github.synpulse8-opensource/pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault (active, first published 2026-06-12 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault

06 · Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault FAQ

What is Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault?

Is Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-27 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault?

Run `uvx pulse8-ai-cortex-knowledge-vault`. The README documents 12 environment variables (CORTEX_VAULT_PATH, LLM_BACKEND, LLM_BASE_URL…) to set first. Set CORTEX_VAULT_PATH, LLM_BACKEND, LLM_BASE_URL, LLM_API_KEY, COMPILER_MODEL, INGEST_DIR, AUTH_METHOD, API_KEY, OIDC_TENANT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_ID, OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET, OIDC_BASE_URL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault 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 Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault

Alternatives to Pulse8 AI Cortex Knowledge Vault

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