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Claude Desktop

lean-memory for Claude Desktop

io.github.wuesteon/lean-memory

Embedded, local-first agent memory: one SQLite file per namespace, no server, no cloud.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install lean-memory in Claude Desktop

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lean-memory": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lean-memory"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LM_DATA_ROOT": "<LM_DATA_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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