add_observations — Memory MCP Tool Mutating

add_observations (add observations) is one of 9 tools on the Memory MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call add_observations from your client

Claude Code Memory add_observations run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Memory add_observations ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Memory add_observations ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Memory add_observations .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Memory add_observations ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Memory add_observations ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline Memory add_observations ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI Memory add_observations ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok Memory add_observations .mcp.json (in your project root)
LangChain Memory add_observations pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add server-memory -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Other tools on this server

create_entities
create_relations
delete_entities
delete_observations
delete_relations
read_graph
search_nodes
open_nodes

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

Memory MCP server