# zvec-mcp

> Claude Code MCP server for RAG and memory powered by zvec

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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/zvec-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: cluster2600
- homepage: https://github.com/cluster2600/zvec-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/cluster2600/zvec-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: claude, mcp, memory, rag, vector-database, zvec
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zvec-mcp

### Description (declared)

# zvec-mcp

Claude Code MCP server that gives your AI agent a **local vector database** for RAG knowledge retrieval and long-term memory — powered by [zvec](https://github.com/alibaba/zvec).

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## Table of contents

- [What it does](#what-it-does)
- [Installation](#installation)
  - [Option A — Desktop extension (.mcpb)](#option-a--desktop-extension-mcpb)
  - [Option B — pip install](#option-b--pip-install)
  - [Option C — From source](#option-c--from-source)
- [Registering with Claude Code](#registering-with-claude-code)
  - [User scope](#user-scope-available-in-all-projects)
  - [Project scope](#project-scope-shared-via-mcpjson)
  - [Verify](#verify)
- [Embedding backends](#embedding-backends)
  - [HTTP — LM Studio / Ollama / vLLM](#http--lm-studio--ollama--vllm)
  - [Local — sentence-transformers](#local--sentence-transformers)
  - [OpenAI](#openai)
- [Configuration reference](#configuration-reference)
- [Tools reference](#tools-reference)
  - [Knowledge base (RAG)](#knowledge-base-rag)
  - [Memory](#memory)
  - [Status](#status)
- [Usage examples](#usage-examples)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
- [Data storage](#data-storage)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
- [License](#license)

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## What it does

zvec-mcp runs as a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server over stdio. Once connected, Claude Code gets **11 new tools** for storing, searching, and managing a local vector database — completely offline, no data leaves your machine.

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## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.10 or later
- macOS, Linux, or Windows
- An embedding source (one of):
  - A local server like [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/), [Ollama](https://ollama.com/), or [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai/) (recommended)
  - [sentence-transformers](https://www.sbert.net/) installed locally
  - An [OpenAI](https://platform.openai.com/) API key

### Option A — Desktop extension (.mcpb)

The fastest way to get started. Download the pre-built `.mcpb` file and drag …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.database (1, derived)
- data.vector-search (1, declared)
- knowledge.memory (1, declared)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zvec-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:24:09.142Z)

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