About Engram
Engram is a remote MCP memory server for AI agents that stores full conversation transcripts and finds context through semantic search. It provides shared memory across compatible clients, with organization-level isolation and conversation management tools.
Key features
- 01Verbatim conversation storage
- 02Semantic search across conversations
- 03Conversation retrieval and filtering
- 04Organization-level data isolation
- 05Six conversation management tools
Use cases
- 01Recall context from earlier sessions
- 02Search past conversations by meaning
- 03Share agent memory across MCP clients
MCP support
Engram exposes six MCP tools to create, append, search, retrieve, list, and delete conversations. MCP clients connect to its remote server using OAuth.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.getengram.app/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http app-getengram-engram https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp{"mcpServers":{"app-getengram-engram":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"app-getengram-engram":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"app-getengram-engram":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"app-getengram-engram":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEEngram
Memory infrastructure for AI agents. Store every conversation verbatim. Search by meaning.
Engram is an MCP-native memory server that stores complete, uncompressed conversation transcripts and makes them searchable via semantic search. Connect any MCP-compatible client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed — and your agent remembers everything across sessions.
Quick start
Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add get-engram/engram
/plugin install engram@engram
Restart Claude Code and approve access in the browser. There is no API key to copy and no config file to edit — the server implements the MCP authorization flow (RFC 9728 / 8414 / 7591, PKCE), so the client discovers it, registers itself, and signs you in. A free account is created as part of signing in.
The plugin also ships a skill that tells Claude when to search memory and what is worth saving, so context accumulates without being asked.
Any other MCP client
Point it at the remote server and let OAuth handle access:
{
"mcpServers": {
"engram": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"
}
}
}
For a client that only speaks stdio, bridge to the remote server with mcp-remote — it drives the same browser OAuth flow, so there is still no key to copy:
{
"mcpServers": {
"engram": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.getengram.app/mcp"]
}
}
}
(An older version of this README suggested npx @getengram/cli mcp; the CLI
has no such command and that configuration never worked.)
How it works
- Verbatim storage — every message stored exactly as sent, no summarization or compression
- Semantic search — find relevant context by meaning using bge-base-en-v1.5 embeddings
- MCP-native — speaks the Model Context Protocol natively, works with any compatible client
- Multi-tenant — per-organization isolation, team seats, and API key management
Architecture
Runs entirely on Cloudflare's developer platform:
- Workers — Hono.js API and MCP server
- D1 — SQLite at the edge for messages and metadata
- Vectorize — semantic search index
- Workers AI — embedding generation
Read the full architecture deep-dive.
MCP tools
Engram exposes 6 tools via MCP:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_conversation | Start a new conversation with optional title, tags, metadata |
append_messages | Add messages to an existing conversation |
search | Semantic search across all conversations |
get_conversation | Retrieve a conversation with its messages |
list_conversations | List conversations with filtering and pagination |
delete_conversation | Remove a conversation and its data |
See the API reference for full parameters and examples.
Packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
apps/mcp-server | Cloudflare Worker — MCP server and REST API |
apps/cli | CLI and MCP bridge (@getengram/cli) |
packages/sdk | TypeScript SDK (@getengram/sdk) |
packages/db | Database queries and migrations |
packages/shared | Shared constants, types, and utilities |
Integration guides
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Messages/month |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 |
| Pro | $9/mo | 100,000 |
| Team | $27/seat/mo | 500,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited |
Links
- Website: getengram.app
- Documentation: getengram.app/docs
- Blog: getengram.app/blog
- npm: @getengram/cli
License
Business Source License 1.1 — see LICENSE for details.
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