Lians Agent Memory MCP Server

Recover the task. Reject stale state. Block unsupported done. Why Lians · ContinuityBench ·. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with local first, codex and github copilot and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 11 · #39 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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

01 · Install Lians Agent Memory

before you install - you'll need

Set LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add lians-ai-lians -- uvx lians-sdk

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lians-ai-lians": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lians-sdk"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package lians-sdk - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry registry publisher io.github.ebeirne is not the repo owner (lians-ai) - the registry entry was published by someone else

03 · What Lians Agent Memory can do

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

Latest releases

v0.5.0 · 2026-08-02

Lians v0.5.0 · Lians is open-source, local-first memory for any AI agent. It gives MCP clients and agent applications a shared place to remember useful facts across chats, sessions, tools, and models - without requiring…

lians-v0.4.2 · 2026-07-18

Python SDK 0.4.2 fixes the local and MCP installation extras so they install sentence-transformers by default. This prevents clean local installations from silently falling back to deterministic test-grade embeddings.…

v0.4.1 · 2026-07-17

Lians 0.4.1 refreshes package discovery and integration accuracy across Python, TypeScript, and Java. · Highlights: · PyPI package page now leads with bitemporal memory, deterministic supersession, point-in-time…

04 · Who maintains Lians Agent Memory

Lians Agent Memory is maintained by lians-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/lians-ai/lians
website: https://www.lians.ai/
category: DevOps & monitoring - ranked #39 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-02)
registry: io.github.ebeirne/lians (active, first published 2026-06-24 · 7 versions)
packages: pypi:lians-sdk

06 · Lians Agent Memory FAQ

What is Lians Agent Memory?

Recover the task. Reject stale state. Block unsupported done. Why Lians · ContinuityBench ·. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Lians Agent Memory still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Lians Agent Memory?

Run `uvx lians-sdk`. The README documents one environment variable (LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS) to set first. Set LIANS_MCP_ENABLED_TOOLS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Lians Agent Memory run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Lians Agent Memory

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