How do I install inkwell-memory?

Its own README gives this command: docker run -it --rm -p 8080:8080 foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does inkwell-memory connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches team. The credentials we found in its source are TEAM_API_KEY.

Is inkwell-memory official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-14.

What licence does inkwell-memory use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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inkwell-memory

inkwell-memory is an MCP server, listed under memory & vectors. It reaches team. It needs TEAM_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 2 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-27.

This software provides AI agents with persistent memory using Markdown files as the source of truth, combining BM25 and embedding search methods, and manages typed graph relations. It is self-hosted and packaged in a single Docker image.

Install

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

docker run -it --rm -p 8080:8080 foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory

View in inkwell-memory’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

team

Credential

TEAM_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP server giving AI agents persistent memory: Markdown files as source of truth, hybrid BM25 + embedding search, typed graph relations. Self-hosted, single Docker image.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-27

inkwell-memory compared with similar servers

inkwell-memory compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
inkwell-memory (this page)	team	TEAM_API_KEY	2	2026-08-14	MIT
mcp-server-qdrant	qdrant	QDRANT_API_KEY	1,553	2026-09-04	Apache-2.0
mcp-knowledge-graph	—	None listed	886	2026-05-29	MIT
chroma-mcp	chroma	CHROMA_API_KEY, CHROMA_CUSTOM_AUTH_CREDENTIALS	601	2025-09-17	Apache-2.0
caura	—	None listed	504	2026-10-25	Apache-2.0
MemoryMesh	—	None listed	354	2026-03-01	MIT

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

Common questions about inkwell-memory

What does inkwell-memory do?: This software provides AI agents with persistent memory using Markdown files as the source of truth, combining BM25 and embedding search methods, and manages typed graph relations. It is self-hosted and packaged in a single Docker image.
How do I install inkwell-memory?: Its own README gives this command: docker run -it --rm -p 8080:8080 foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does inkwell-memory connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches team. The credentials we found in its source are TEAM_API_KEY.
Is inkwell-memory official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-14.
What licence does inkwell-memory use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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