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Zed

Cairn for Zed

io.github.jasondostal/cairn-mcp

Persistent memory for AI agents and humans. Store, search, and discover patterns.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install Cairn in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "cairn-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jasondostal/cairn-mcp:0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_DB_HOST": "<CAIRN_DB_HOST>",
        "CAIRN_DB_PASS": "<CAIRN_DB_PASS>",
        "CAIRN_TRANSPORT": "<CAIRN_TRANSPORT>",
        "CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND": "<CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

Cairn in other clients

Cairn MCP server