Engram (tstockham96) MCP Server

Universal memory layer for AI agents Engram gives AI agents knowledge graphs, consolidation, and spreading activation. Not storage. Understanding. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with Gemini and Engram and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-02 · ★ 47 · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Engram (tstockham96)

before you install - you'll need

Set GEMINI_API_KEY, ENGRAM_LLM_MODEL before connecting. ENGRAM_DB_PATH is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add tstockham96-engram -- npx -y engram-sdk

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tstockham96-engram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "engram-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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package engram-sdk - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.tstockham96 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Engram (tstockham96) can do

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

Latest releases

v0.7.1 · 2026-09-02

Fixed · Embedding dimension mismatch no longer breaks the vault. If a database was built with one embedding provider (e.g. Gemini, 3072-d) and is opened with another (e.g. OpenAI, 1536-d), Engram prints a clear warning…

v0.7.0 · 2026-09-02

First npm release of the open-source (MIT) codebase. The hosted tier, accounts, billing, and telemetry modules that shipped in 0.6.x are gone; everything runs locally against SQLite. · Fixed · MCP stdout corruption…

v0.4.4 · 2026-02-26

Universal memory layer for AI agents. Vector search, bi-temporal recall, MCP server.

04 · Who maintains Engram (tstockham96)

engram is maintained by tstockham96. We track 2 MCP servers from tstockham96 - 2 actively maintained, 47 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/tstockham96/engram
category: memory - actively maintained as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-02)
registry: io.github.tstockham96/engram (active, first published 2026-02-26 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:engram-sdk

06 · Engram (tstockham96) FAQ

What is Engram (tstockham96)?

Is Engram (tstockham96) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-02 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Engram (tstockham96)?

Run `npx -y engram-sdk`. The README documents 3 environment variables (GEMINI_API_KEY, ENGRAM_DB_PATH, ENGRAM_LLM_MODEL) to set first. Set GEMINI_API_KEY, ENGRAM_LLM_MODEL before connecting. ENGRAM_DB_PATH is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Engram (tstockham96) 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 Engram (tstockham96)

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