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iai-mcp

Active·★ 911·MIT·Updated 2026-10-21
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IAI-MCP is a local memory layer for MCP-compatible AI assistants. It captures every conversation turn verbatim, organizes them over time, and serves relevant memories at the start of new sessions. All data is encrypted locally with AES-256-GCM and never leaves your machine.

iai-mcp sits in the RAG / Knowledge Base category, so it is usually better judged by workflow fit, deployment style, and team needs than by isolated features alone. Based on the available metadata, it leans most clearly toward Ambient capture of all conversation turns with timestamps and metadata. A representative use case is Provide long-term memory for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other MCP assistants. The listed license is MIT. GitHub stars are currently 911. Relevant tags include ai-agents, ai-memory.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool.

#ai-agents#ai-memory#claude#claude-code#embeddings#episodic-memory#lancedb#llm-tools
$ Install
$ git clone https://github.com/CodeAbra/iai-mcp.git && cd iai-mcp && bash scripts/install.sh
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Ambient capture of all conversation turns with timestamps and metadata
02Automatic recall of relevant memories at session start
03Fully local, no telemetry or cloud dependency
04Encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM
05Verbatim recall >=99% at 10k episodes
02

Why choose it

+Ambient capture of all conversation turns with timestamps and metadata
+Automatic recall of relevant memories at session start
+Provide long-term memory for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other MCP assistants
+Supports 4 platforms or runtime environments.
03

Trade-offs

!The final decision should still be made through side-by-side comparison with similar tools.
04

Compatibility

Claude Code
Claude Code
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop
Verified via docs
Codex CLI
Codex CLI
Verified via docs
Other MCP-over-stdio hosts
Other MCP hosts
Verified via docs
05

Quick start

1
$ git clone https://github.com/CodeAbra/iai-mcp.git
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$ cd iai-mcp
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$ bash scripts/install.sh
06

Use cases

↳Provide long-term memory for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other MCP assistants
↳Eliminate the need to repeat context across sessions
↳Personalize AI assistant behavior over time based on past interactions
07

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The best-benchmarked open-source memory system for AI coding assistants

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