Mif Tools MCP Server

Your AI agent has 6 months of memories in System A. You want to try System B. Without MIF, you lose everything. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with ai memory, interchange format and json schema and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-06 · ★ 5 · #256 OF 304 MAINTAINED MEMORY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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

01 · Install Mif Tools

Claude Code

claude mcp add varun29ankus-mif-spec -- uvx mif-tools

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "varun29ankus-mif-spec": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mif-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 mif-tools - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.varun29ankuS is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mif Tools can do

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

Latest releases

v0.2.2 · 2026-03-06

Fix CI publishing for both PyPI and npm

v0.1.0 · 2026-03-06

First release of the MIF (Memory Interchange Format) specification and Python tools. · What's included · Specification · MIF v2.0 spec with JSON Schema (Draft 2020-12) · Vendor-neutral, extensible, minimal core (id +…

04 · Who maintains Mif Tools

mif-tools is maintained by varun29ankus. We track 2 MCP servers from varun29ankus - 2 actively maintained, 290 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2025. Full record: all servers from varun29ankus.

shodh-memory Cognitive memory for AI agents - semantic search, Hebbian learning, knowledge graphs. ★ 285

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/varun29ankus/mif-spec
category: memory - ranked #256 of 304 actively-maintained memory servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry: io.github.varun29ankuS/mif-tools (active, first published 2026-03-06)
packages: pypi:mif-tools

06 · Mif Tools FAQ

What is Mif Tools?

Your AI agent has 6 months of memories in System A. You want to try System B. Without MIF, you lose everything. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Mif Tools still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-03-06. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Mif Tools?

Run `uvx mif-tools`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mif Tools 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 Mif Tools

Alternatives to Mif Tools

Maintained memory servers if Mif Tools isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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