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hot memory mcp for VS Code

io.github.michael-denyer/hot-memory-mcp

Two-tier memory: hot cache (0ms) + semantic search. Self-organizing.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install hot memory mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "memory-mcp-db-path",
      "description": "MEMORY_MCP_DB_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "memory-mcp-embedding-model",
      "description": "MEMORY_MCP_EMBEDDING_MODEL",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "hot-memory-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "hot-memory-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMORY_MCP_DB_PATH": "${input:memory-mcp-db-path}",
        "MEMORY_MCP_EMBEDDING_MODEL": "${input:memory-mcp-embedding-model}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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