# memocean-mcp

> Local-first AI memory MCP server for Obsidian vaults. CJK-optimized.

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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/memocean-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/ChannelLabAI/memocean
- repository: https://github.com/ChannelLabAI/memocean
- version: 0.5.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, obsidian, memory, ai, claude, cjk, chinese
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:memocean-mcp

### Description (declared)

# memocean-mcp — Local-first AI Memory MCP Server

![MemOcean](assets/memocean-banner.jpg)

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Python 3.11+](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11%2B-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/)

A local MCP server for AI agents to search and manage knowledge stored in Obsidian vaults.
Built for CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) developers — 94.4% Hit@5 on Chinese queries with zero AI components required.

**Core features:**
- BM25/INSTR hybrid search — CJK-optimized, pure SQLite, no embeddings needed
- CLSC sonar compression — 92.5% token reduction (13x compression) on Obsidian notes
- Temporal knowledge graph — entity-relationship store with non-destructive invalidation
- Cross-agent memory sharing — multiple agents share one `memory.db`
- FATQ task queue — File-Atomic Task Queue for agent coordination

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## Quick Start

```bash
pip install memocean-mcp
```

Add to Claude Desktop / Claude Code `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memocean": {
      "command": "memocean-mcp",
      "env": {
        "MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Or register with Claude Code CLI:

```bash
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT=/path/to/vault claude mcp add memocean memocean-mcp
```

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## Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT` | `~/Documents/Obsidian Vault` | Root of your Obsidian vault |
| `MEMOCEAN_DATA_DIR` | `~/.memocean` | Data directory (databases, task queue) |
| `MEMOCEAN_VAULT_PATH` | `MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT/Ocean` | Ocean subdirectory for full-text search |
| `MEMOCEAN_SKILLS_DIR` | `MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT/Ocean/Pearl/skills` | Skills markdown directory |
| `MEMOCEAN_USE_GBRAIN` | `false` | Enable GBrain hybrid search delegate |
| `KNN_ENABLED` | `false` | Enable BGE-m3 KNN vector search |
| `ENABLE_QUERY_EXPANSION` | unset | Enable Haiku query expansion (requires `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`) |
| `ENABLE_HAIKU_RERANKE…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.database (1, derived)
- productivity.notes (1, declared)
- knowledge.memory (1, declared)
- knowledge.knowledge-graph (0.836, derived)
- data.vector-search (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/memocean-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T05:22:47.623Z)

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