Ossian MCP

MCP server for Ossian - ask your organisation's own documents and get the passages the answer came from, plus a memory for your agent that outlives the conversation. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with citations, memory and rag and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-12 · ★ 2 · #121 OF 304 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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

01 · Install Ossian MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set OSSIAN_URL, OSSIAN_API_KEY, OSSIAN_AGENT_ID before connecting. OSSIAN_MODE is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add dockndevai-ossian-mcp -- npx -y ossian-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dockndevai-ossian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ossian-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

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 local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-08-31 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package ossian-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Ossian MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.2.2 · 2026-09-12

v0.2.1 · 2026-09-09

v0.2.0 · 2026-09-09

04 · Who maintains Ossian MCP

ossian-mcp is maintained by dockndevai. We track 15 MCP servers from dockndevai - 15 actively maintained, 13 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2026. Full record: all servers from dockndevai.

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05 · Facts

repository: github.com/dockndevai/ossian-mcp
category: memory - ranked #121 of 304 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-12)
registry: io.github.dockndevai/ossian-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-31 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:ossian-mcp

06 · Ossian MCP FAQ

What is Ossian MCP?

Is Ossian MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-12 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Ossian MCP?

Run `npx -y ossian-mcp`. The README documents 4 environment variables (OSSIAN_URL, OSSIAN_API_KEY, OSSIAN_AGENT_ID…) to set first. Set OSSIAN_URL, OSSIAN_API_KEY, OSSIAN_AGENT_ID before connecting. OSSIAN_MODE is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ossian MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ossian MCP

Alternatives to Ossian MCP

Maintained memory servers if Ossian MCP isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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