How do I install skillmem?

Its own README gives this command: pip install skillmem. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is skillmem official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 9 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-17.

What licence does skillmem use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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skillmem

skillmem is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches sqlite. Its repository has 9 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

skillmem helps coding agents learn, recall, and reinforce skills, with memory provenance and local SQLite storage requiring no API key or cloud connection.

Install

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

pip install skillmem

View in skillmem’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

sqlite

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

Self-improving skill memory for coding agents: learn, recall, reinforce, decay — with provenance on every memory and trust only you grant. Local SQLite, no API key, no cloud.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

skillmem compared with similar servers

skillmem compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
skillmem (this page)	sqlite	None listed	9	2026-10-17	Apache-2.0
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 skillmem, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about skillmem

What does skillmem do?: skillmem helps coding agents learn, recall, and reinforce skills, with memory provenance and local SQLite storage requiring no API key or cloud connection.
How do I install skillmem?: Its own README gives this command: pip install skillmem. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does skillmem connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches sqlite.
Is skillmem official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 9 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-17.
What licence does skillmem use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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