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Cairn MCP Server

Name: Cairn MCP Server
Author: jasondostal

Persistent memory for AI agents and humans. Store, search, and discover patterns.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jasondostal-cairn-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jasondostal/cairn-mcp:0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_DB_HOST": "",
        "CAIRN_DB_PASS": "YOUR_CAIRN_DB_PASS",
        "CAIRN_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND": "ollama"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
CAIRN_DB_HOST	Yes	PostgreSQL host (pgvector)
CAIRN_DB_PASS	Yes	PostgreSQL password Secret.
CAIRN_TRANSPORT	No	Transport mode: stdio or http
CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND	No	LLM backend for enrichment: bedrock or ollama

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