How do I install pensieve?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is pensieve official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

This listing scores 45 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.

pensieve MCP Server — Install for Claude, Cursor & VS Code | MCPpedia

Name: pensieve MCP Server
Author: praveen-ilangovan

Manually-triggered, self-organising personal memory for AI agents; SQLite, no vector DB.

45Fair

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "praveen-ilangovan-pensieve": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pensieve-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

77Good

Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.

Registrydeusdata46.7K stars

74Good

Local-first agentic RAG with citations - hybrid search, reranking, multimodal document retrieval