Inkwell MCP

A self-hosted MCP server providing persistent memory for AI agents using Markdown files as the source of truth. It features hybrid search combining SQLite FTS5 and local embeddings, typed graph relations for linking entries, bi-temporal versioning to preserve history, and a web dashboard for knowledge base management.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by veronchenko

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Popularity 2 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

Store agent decisions and root causes for future sessions
Search knowledge base using hybrid keyword and semantic methods
Link entries via typed graph relations for context retrieval
Manage persistent memory without cloud dependencies

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.14.0MIT

mcp-registry: io.github.veronchenko/inkwell-memory@0.14.0 Source repository Project website

Last repository push: Oct 28, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC
Latest release: v0.14.1
Maintenance checked: Nov 2, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC

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docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0

oci

docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "runtimeArguments": [
    {
      "name": "-v",
      "type": "named",
      "value": "{knowledge_path}:/knowledge",
      "format": "filepath",
      "variables": {
        "knowledge_path": {
          "format": "filepath",
          "default": "~/.inkwell/knowledge",
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Absolute path on the host where entries and the search index are stored"
        }
      },
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Host folder holding the knowledge base, mounted at /knowledge in the container"
    }
  ],
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "INKWELL_DATA_PATH",
      "format": "filepath",
      "default": "/knowledge",
      "description": "Knowledge base root inside the container; matches the volume mount target"
    },
    {
      "name": "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "1",
      "description": "Set to 0 to skip the web dashboard process and run the MCP server only"
    }
  ]
}

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Nov 2, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
Nov 2, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inkwell-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH=<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD=<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>",
        "docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH": "<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD": "<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inkwell-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH=<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD=<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>",
        "docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH": "<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD": "<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "inkwell-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH=<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD=<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>",
        "docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH": "<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD": "<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inkwell-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH=<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "-e",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD=<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>",
        "docker.io/foreigndmitryi/inkwell-memory:0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INKWELL_DATA_PATH": "<YOUR_INKWELL_DATA_PATH>",
        "INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD": "<YOUR_INKWELL_ENABLE_DASHBOARD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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