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Memory Vault for Claude Desktop

io.github.mihaibuilds/memory-vault

Local-first AI memory layer with hybrid search. Postgres + pgvector. Self-hosted, MIT.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install Memory Vault in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory-vault": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/mihaibuilds/memory-vault-mcp:1.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "<DB_HOST>",
        "DB_PORT": "<DB_PORT>",
        "DB_NAME": "<DB_NAME>",
        "DB_USER": "<DB_USER>",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "<DB_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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