Mengram MCP Server

Website · Get API Key · Docs · Console · Examples. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with ai memory, rag and cognitive architecture and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 196 · #157 OF 304 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Mengram

before you install - you'll need

MENGRAM_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add alibaizhanov-mengram --transport http https://mengram.io/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibaizhanov-mengram": {
      "url": "https://mengram.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mengram.io/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-18

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mengram.io

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.alibaizhanov is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mengram can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2.43.0 · 2026-09-14

2.43.0 - 2026-09-14 · Added · The receipt: what memory did, said out loud. A hook that works is · invisible - the recalled fact goes into the prompt, the gate's question · looks like any permission prompt, the recorded…

v2.37.2 · 2026-09-09

Three fixes found by running a real import and benchmarking local models. · Import is resumable. State is written after every successful session instead of only at the end, so a killed or timed-out import no longer…

v2.37.0 · 2026-09-07

Everything since v2.25.3, in one release. The core now runs from a folder you own; the cloud writes the same format. · Local mode (2.33 → 2.37) · bash · pip install mengram-ai · mengram local init ./memory --provider…

04 · Who maintains Mengram

mengram is maintained by alibaizhanov. We track 2 MCP servers from alibaizhanov - 2 actively maintained, 202 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from alibaizhanov.

densely Lossless context compression: 2-8x fewer tokens, byte-exact recovery, search inside payloads ★ 6

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/alibaizhanov/mengram
website: https://mengram.io/
category: memory - ranked #157 of 304 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-14)
registry: io.github.alibaizhanov/mengram (active, first published 2026-07-20)

06 · Mengram FAQ

What is Mengram?

Website · Get API Key · Docs · Console · Examples. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Is Mengram still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Mengram?

Run `claude mcp add alibaizhanov-mengram --transport http https://mengram.io/mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (MENGRAM_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mengram require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-18, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Mengram

Alternatives to Mengram

Maintained memory servers if Mengram isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Mengram doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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