crossmem mcp serve

Start the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server on stdio.

Usage

crossmem mcp serve

What it does

Starts an MCP server that communicates over stdin/stdout, providing two tools to any MCP client:

• crossmem_cite — look up a citation by cite key
• crossmem_recall — search the wiki for matching entries

The server loads wiki entries from ~/crossmem/wiki/ and serves them to the connected client.

Exit codes

Environment variables

Adding to Claude Code

claude mcp add crossmem -- crossmem mcp serve

This registers crossmem as an MCP server that Claude Code will start automatically.

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crossmem": {
      "command": "crossmem",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"]
    }
  }
}