io.github.EDKarlsson/locus

locus-mcp

Hierarchical markdown memory palace for AI agents — structured palace navigation via MCP tools.

5 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 166d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

5 tools · ~236 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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io.github.EDKarlsson/locus is an MCP server that hierarchical markdown memory palace for AI agents — structured palace navigation via MCP tools. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 79/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

AI / ML Writing

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "locus": {
      "args": [
        "--palace",
        "/path/to/palace"
      ],
      "command": "locus-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.EDKarlsson/locus does

Hierarchical markdown-based memory system for autonomous AI agents. Each directory is a room (locus) in the palace, containing specific knowledge navigated on demand. Named for the atomic unit of the Method of Loci.

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No known CVEs.

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~236 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.EDKarlsson/locus safe to use?: io.github.EDKarlsson/locus has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.EDKarlsson/locus?: io.github.EDKarlsson/locus supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.EDKarlsson/locus do?: io.github.EDKarlsson/locus provides 5 tools: memory_list, memory_read, memory_write, memory_search, memory_batch. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.EDKarlsson/locus?: io.github.EDKarlsson/locus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.EDKarlsson/locus actively maintained?: io.github.EDKarlsson/locus is less actively maintained — last commit was 166 days ago.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.EDKarlsson/locus safe to use?

io.github.EDKarlsson/locus has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.EDKarlsson/locus?

io.github.EDKarlsson/locus supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.EDKarlsson/locus do?

io.github.EDKarlsson/locus provides 5 tools: memory_list, memory_read, memory_write, memory_search, memory_batch. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.EDKarlsson/locus?

io.github.EDKarlsson/locus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.EDKarlsson/locus actively maintained?

io.github.EDKarlsson/locus is less actively maintained — last commit was 166 days ago.