How do I install contextful?

Its own README gives this command: npx @inferensys/contextful init --workspace .. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is contextful official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-23.

What licence does contextful use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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contextful

contextful is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches sqlite. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Manages context for Agentic AI using a graph-based knowledge structure, SQLite indexing, and advanced search capabilities including FTS5 lexical and BM25 algorithms.

Install

Read from contextful’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx @inferensys/contextful init --workspace .

View in contextful’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

sqlite

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Context Management Layer for Agentic AI. Graph-based knowledge context, SQLite index, advanced FTS5 lexical/BM25 search and cross-session live memory.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

contextful compared with similar servers

contextful compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
contextful (this page)	sqlite	None listed	5	2026-05-23	MIT
dbhub	mysql, postgres, sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	3,702	2026-10-21	MIT
mcp-alchemy	mysql, postgresql, sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	422	2026-10-15	MPL-2.0
knowl	sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	114	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0
ai-memory-mcp	sqlite, xai(1 shared)	AI_MEMORY_LLM_API_KEY, XAI_API_KEY	54	2026-10-22	Apache-2.0
saga-mcp	sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	40	2026-10-07	MIT

Ranked by services in common with contextful, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about contextful

What does contextful do?: Manages context for Agentic AI using a graph-based knowledge structure, SQLite indexing, and advanced search capabilities including FTS5 lexical and BM25 algorithms.
How do I install contextful?: Its own README gives this command: npx @inferensys/contextful init --workspace .. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does contextful connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches sqlite.
Is contextful official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-23.
What licence does contextful use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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