# cortexdb-mcp

> MCP Server for CortexDB — expose memory operations to AI agents

Record `cortexdb-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/cortexdb-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/cortexdb-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/cortexdb-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.7.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:cortexdb-mcp

### Description (declared)

# CortexDB MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI tools persistent long-term memory via CortexDB. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, and any MCP-compatible client.

> **0.3.0 rewrites the server against the v1 CortexDB API.** Default surface is now `https://api-v1.cortexdb.ai`. The server **auto-signs-up anonymously** on first launch — no API key required.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Install (the PyPI name is `cortexdb-mcp`)
pip install cortexdb-mcp

# Then run with zero config:
cortexdb-mcp
```

For a coding agent that only needs repository intelligence, select the compact
read-only surface (four tools: explore, impact, inventory, graph):

```bash
cortexdb-mcp --tool-profile code
```

This materially reduces tool-schema context while retaining natural-language
retrieval, typed traversal, prefix symbol discovery, and directory inventory.

That's it. On first launch the server hits `POST /v1/auth/signup`, mints a free-tier PASETO token + scope for itself, and caches them under `~/.config/cortexdb-mcp/state.json` (Linux/macOS) or `%APPDATA%\cortexdb-mcp\state.json` (Windows). Re-launches reuse the cached identity until the token expires (7 days).

To target a custom deployment or pre-existing identity, set any of:

```bash
export CORTEXDB_URL="https://api-v1.cortexdb.ai"   # base URL
export CORTEXDB_API_KEY="v4.public..."             # PASETO bearer token
export CORTEXDB_ACTOR="user:alice"                 # ActorId, sent as X-Cortex-Actor
export CORTEXDB_SCOPE="org:acme/user:alice"        # default scope path
```

## IDE Setup

Most clients just need a single line — the auto-signup handles the rest.

### Claude Desktop

Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS) or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortexdb": {
      "command": "cortexdb-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

> **Windows note (audit POL-3):** if Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsu…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- knowledge.memory (0.848, derived)
- security.identity (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/cortexdb-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T13:20:34.349Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/cortexdb-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/cortexdb-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:cortexdb-mcp