Postgram MCP Server

A self-hosted productivity and knowledge backend for humans and AI agents. Website ·

People who work with knowledge base, postgres 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 2026-09-03 · ★ 9 · #167 OF 208 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

AGPL-3.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Postgram

before you install - you'll need

Set OPENAI_API_KEY, PGM_API_URL, PGM_API_KEY before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ivo-toby/postgram@sha256:29b61fb302bd52862b8eba43305ee2aa4fc072d5f9188652f1fe6324f49d5391

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ivo-toby-postgram": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/ivo-toby/postgram@sha256:29b61fb302bd52862b8eba43305ee2aa4fc072d5f9188652f1fe6324f49d5391"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

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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 container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license AGPL-3.0 - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Postgram can do

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

Latest releases

cli-v1.37.1 · 2026-09-03

1.37.1 (2026-09-03) · remove personal identifiers

cli-v1.37.0 · 2026-09-02

1.37.0 (2026-09-02) · make search retrieval chunk-first []

cli-v1.36.1 · 2026-09-02

1.36.1 (2026-09-02) · Performance Improvements · reduce search latency []

04 · Who maintains Postgram

Postgram is maintained by ivo-toby. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ivo-toby/postgram
website: https://postgram.dev/
category: documentation - ranked #167 of 208 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 8 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-03)
registry: io.github.ivo-toby/postgram (active, first published 2026-07-12)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/ivo-toby/postgram@sha256:29b61fb302bd52862b8eba43305ee2aa4fc072d5f9188652f1fe6324f49d5391

06 · Postgram FAQ

What is Postgram?

A self-hosted productivity and knowledge backend for humans and AI agents. Website ·

Is Postgram still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-03 and it shipped 8 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Postgram?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ivo-toby/postgram@sha256:29b61fb302bd52862b8eba43305ee2aa4fc072d5f9188652f1fe6324f49d5391`. The README documents 3 environment variables (OPENAI_API_KEY, PGM_API_URL, PGM_API_KEY) to set first. Set OPENAI_API_KEY, PGM_API_URL, PGM_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Postgram

Alternatives to Postgram

Maintained documentation servers if Postgram isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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