RTFM MCP Server

Retrieve The Forgotten Memory Index everything in your project - code, docs, PDFs, legal texts, research, data - and your agent finds the right context instantly. No hallucinations. No cloud. No API costs. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with code search, embeddings and fts and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-15 · ★ 24 · #21 OF 168 MAINTAINED DATABASE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install RTFM

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add roomi-fields-rtfm -- uvx rtfm-ai

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roomi-fields-rtfm": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "rtfm-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

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

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

03 · What RTFM can do

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

Latest releases

v0.46.1 · 2026-09-15

Fixed - an index could still be created where no index belongs · It happened three times on one machine, each time through a different · creator, because the rule lived in none of them: a 27 GB index of twenty-six…

v0.46.0 · 2026-09-15

Fixed - the plugin created indexes that nobody ever scanned · The plugin's session-start hook indexes the project a session opens in, and · its end-of-turn hook indexes what the agent edited. Neither ever enrolled the…

v0.45.0 · 2026-09-07

Fixed - three bad bytes cost a whole document · Markdown was the one format RTFM decoded strictly. A document carrying an · emoji that had lost its first three bytes failed to decode, and the failure · took the file…

04 · Who maintains RTFM

RTFM is maintained by roomi-fields. We track 3 MCP servers from roomi-fields - 3 actively maintained, 209 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Nov 2025. Full record: all servers from roomi-fields.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/roomi-fields/rtfm
category: database - ranked #21 of 168 actively-maintained database servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-15)
registry: io.github.roomi-fields/rtfm (active, first published 2026-03-21 · 3 versions)
packages: pypi:rtfm-ai

06 · RTFM FAQ

What is RTFM?

Is RTFM still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-15 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install RTFM?

Run `uvx rtfm-ai`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does RTFM 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 RTFM

Alternatives to RTFM

Maintained database servers if RTFM isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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