Recall MCP server
io.github.RecallWorks/recall·v0.5.2·9 starsOpen-source MCP memory server. Persistent, searchable, tiered memory across sessions.
9 stars34 downloads/wk
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Recall tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan32 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 104 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Recall compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 80/100
- higher than 60% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 9
- more than 87% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 34
- more than 23% of 12,191 servers with a package
Install Recall in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add recall -- uvx ai-recallworks
What the publisher says
From the Recall repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
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Recall™
A better memory server for AI agents — works for one, scales to many. Local, free, zero-config, MCP-native. Your data stays on your machine.
Quickstart · vs. mem0/Letta/Zep · Multi-agent · Recall Pro → · Book a demo
Without a memory server, every Claude / Copilot / Cursor conversation
starts cold. You re-explain the codebase, the conventions, the
decisions, the gotchas — every time. Recall fixes that.
Start here: what Recall does for one developer, one AI
Install it once, point your MCP client at it, and your AI now:
flow last week?" returns the actual decision, not a hallucination
- Remembers across sessions — "what did we decide about the auth
semantic RAG over your repo
- Indexes your code and docs — index_file + recall = local
the chunks it pulled from
- Cites where the answer came from — answer returns text plus
anti_pattern becomes searchable later
- Builds project knowledge — every checkpoint, reflect, and
rebuildable from them
- Survives restarts — append-only artifacts on disk, vector store
One pip install, one config block, done. No API key. No external service. No per-token bill. MIT license. This is what 95% of users will ever use Recall for.
How is this different from mem0 / Letta / Zep?
Recall does the same job they do — persistent memory across AI sessions, semantic recall, "remember what the user said last week." The difference is where and how:
If you're happy paying a hosted memory provider per token, those are great products and you don't need Recall. If you'd rather your AI's memory live on your laptop or your own server, free and offline, that's what Recall is for.
Scaling up: coordination when you run more than one agent
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Recall: common questions
- Is Recall MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (80/100). Read the Recall safety report
- How do I install Recall?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Recall need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Recall maintained?
- The last commit was 141 days ago (2026-06-16). The latest release is v0.5.2.
- What can I use instead of Recall?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Deja Vu MCP server, State Memory MCP server and Knowl MCP server.
- How does Recall compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 80/100 (higher than 60% of 48,255 servers); github stars 9 (more than 87% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 34 (more than 23% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Recall
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Deja Vudeja-vu: local memory over the session histories of forty-three coding agents.not reviewedEstablishedA
State Memory MCPPersistent workflow graph server tracking tasks, decisions, spatial entities, and blockers.not reviewedEstablishedA
KnowlPersistent memory for AI agents, for code, research and everyday life. Stale facts retire.not reviewedEstablishedA