simplemem

Claude Desktop MCP memory setup

Use mcp-remote to connect Claude Desktop to simplemem with an authenticated remote MCP memory server.

Setup steps

  1. Sign in to simplemem and generate an access key.
  2. Open the Claude Desktop config file.
  3. On macOS, use ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.
  4. On Windows, use %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.
  5. Add simplemem through mcp-remote with the Authorization header.
  6. Fully quit and restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplemem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://simplemem.com/api/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Endpoint

Use https://simplemem.com/api/mcp with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_KEY.