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Cortex Memory Engine for Gemini CLI

io.github.gambletan/cortex

Local-first AI memory engine — 4-tier memory, people graph, Bayesian beliefs. Encrypted, 62µs.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install Cortex Memory Engine in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/gambletan/cortex:v1.8.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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