Simple4u Memory — persistent memory for Claude

An MCP server that gives Claude a memory that survives between sessions.

Claude forgets you every time you close the chat. Simple4u Memory fixes that.

• Hierarchical memory — facts with categories (user, project, preference, reference, general)
• Two-corpus recall — searches both SQLite facts AND your markdown memory files (Claude Code auto-memory, feedback rules, project notes, daily tick logs) in one recall(query) call
• Session journals — end-of-conversation notes you can read like a diary
• Customizable persona — edit ~/.simple4u-memory/persona.md to shape behavior
• Portable — works in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP client
• Local-first — your memory lives in ~/.simple4u-memory/ on your machine, nothing leaves

Free and open source. MIT license.

Install

pip install simple4u-memory

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/Simple4uhq/simple4u-memory
cd simple4u-memory
pip install -e .

Setup — one command

After install, run:

simple4u-memory init

This configures Claude Desktop and Claude Code automatically:

• Adds the MCP server entry to both client configs (idempotent)
• Writes a short guidance block to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md so Claude calls get_persona() at session start and uses remember() proactively

Restart Claude Desktop / Claude Code and the memory tools are live.

Flags

simple4u-memory init --desktop        # Claude Desktop only
simple4u-memory init --code           # Claude Code only
simple4u-memory init --no-claude-md   # skip CLAUDE.md guidance block
simple4u-memory init --dry-run        # preview changes without applying
simple4u-memory uninstall             # remove all config entries

Manual setup (alternative)

If you prefer editing configs by hand, add this to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS), %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), or ~/.claude/settings.json (Claude Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simple4u-memory": {
      "command": "simple4u-memory"
    }
  }
}

Tools exposed

Customize

Your memory lives in ~/.simple4u-memory/:

~/.simple4u-memory/
├── persona.md            # Edit to change AI's behavior
├── memory.db             # SQLite + FTS5 (don't touch unless you know)
├── user/                 # Long-term facts about you
│   ├── identity.md       # Who you are (name, role, values)
│   ├── projects.md       # What you're working on
│   └── preferences.md    # How you like to work
└── journals/
    └── 2026-04-12.md     # End-of-session notes

Edit persona.md to change tone, rules, behavior. Edit user/*.md to pre-fill facts the AI will know on every session.

Environment

• SIMPLE4U_MEMORY_HOME — override the data directory (default ~/.simple4u-memory)
• SIMPLE4U_MARKDOWN_ROOTS — colon-separated list of additional markdown roots recall() should search. Defaults to Claude Code auto-memory dir (~/.claude/projects/<slug>/memory) + SIMPLE4U_MEMORY_HOME.

Uninstall

simple4u-memory uninstall   # remove configs from Claude Desktop + Code
pip uninstall simple4u-memory
rm -rf ~/.simple4u-memory   # optional — also delete stored memories

Status

v0.1.3 — default persona rewritten as working rules (no character, no name). Ships discipline, not personality: no-hardcode, verify-before-citing, no-silent- rewrites, post-write review pass. v0.1.2 added two-corpus recall() (SQLite + markdown). Future: adaptive persona, semantic embeddings, team-shared memories.

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License

MIT