MCP KnowledgeBase Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows LLMS to store memories during a conversation and search them later. Memories are stored in a SQLite database, and its full text search features power the memory search.

Usage

Two environment variables control the location and filename of the database.

DATABASE_NAME: Use the default location, but a custom db filename. For example, my_custom_db.sqlite.

DATABASE_PATH: Specify the fully path to the db file (ignores DATABASE_NAME). For example, /Users/your_name/.db/my_db.sqlite.

Docker

When using docker you must create a persistent volume to store the database (advanced users can mount a folder from their file system, if desired). Run docker volume create knowledgebase to set it up, then configure the server in your claude_desktop_config.json as below.

If you want to use a custom database file with docker you must use DATABASE_PATH and pass it to the docker command using the --env arg. For example (place these strings in the args array of the config, before the image name), "--env", "DATABASE_PATH=/db/my_db.sqlite".

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowledgebase": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--interactive",
        "--rm",
        "--volume", "knowledgebase:/db",
        "mbcrawfo/knowledge-base-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run locally with dotnet cli

1. You will need the .Net 9 SDK.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Navigate to the repo in your terminal and run dotnet build.
4. Add the config below to claude_desktop_config.json (if you get errors, try specifying the full path to the dotnet cli).

When running locally the default database location is in your Application Data directory.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "knowledgebase": {
      "command": "dotnet",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--project", "/full/path/to/repo/src/KnowledgeBaseServer/KnowledgeBaseServer.csproj",
        "--no-restore",
        "--no-build"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Prompts

The server includes a "General Memory Usage" prompt to tell the LLM how to use memory. However you may wish to use a custom prompt to be more specific to your usage.

Development

You can use the app with the --init-db parameter to create or upgrade databases for testing. From the KnowledgeBaseServer project directory, run dotnet run -- --init-db /path/to/db.sqlite.