Engram: AI memory you can edit in Obsidian

io.github.engram-app/engram · 10 stars · Elixir

MCP server Shared memory for Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP client. Read and edit it in Obsidian or the web app.

Install

The repo has no one-line install. Follow its README.

Published as

Remotehttps://mcp.engram.pageStreamable HTTP

From the server's entry in the official MCP Registry.

Open the repo

Files

README.md

Engram

MCP-native · semantic + keyword search · real-time sync · self-hostable · source-available · Elixir/Phoenix

Connect · Quickstart · Self-host · MCP · API · Architecture · Plugin · Discord

Your notes stay plain markdown that you and your AI assistants both read and write. Pairs with the Engram Obsidian Sync plugin to sync your whole vault.

Connect

Nothing to install. Point any MCP client at the hosted server and sign in when prompted (OAuth):

https://mcp.engram.page

Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http engram https://mcp.engram.page
Claude.ai / ChatGPT: add a custom connector with the URL above.
Cursor: {"mcpServers": {"engram": {"url": "https://mcp.engram.page"}}} in ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code: {"servers": {"engram": {"type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.engram.page"}}} in .vscode/mcp.json

More clients: MCP docs.

Self-Host (Docker Compose)

Don't want to run the commands yourself? Open the Quickstart docs, select the whole page, and paste it into your AI assistant — it's written top-to-bottom as imperatives the AI can execute in order.

Otherwise:

git clone https://github.com/engram-app/Engram.git
cd Engram
cp .env.example .env       # then fill in the three secrets at the top
docker compose up -d

App at http://localhost:4000. Migrations run on boot. Only port 4000 is host-exposed; everything else stays on the private Docker network.

Large vaults? Enable MinIO for S3-style attachments: docker compose --profile s3 up -d — see storage docs.

Better embeddings? Switch to Voyage AI in .env — see embeddings docs.

Full self-host documentation

Topic	Link
Quickstart	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/quickstart/
Environment vars	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/environment-variables/
Encryption & keys	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/encryption/
Backup & restore	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/backup-restore/
Upgrades	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/upgrade/
Troubleshooting	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/troubleshooting/
Architecture	https://engram.page/docs/self-host/architecture/
MCP setup	https://engram.page/docs/mcp/
HTTP API	https://engram.page/docs/api/

Community

Questions, ideas, or bug reports? Join us on Discord.

Contributing

Local dev setup, tests, and PR rules: see CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Dual-licensed:

PolyForm Small Business 1.0.0 — free for organizations under $1M USD prior-year revenue and < 100 employees + contractors.
Commercial License — required for larger orgs. See LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md or email support@engram.page.

External contributions sign the Engram CLA. See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Security

See SECURITY.md for vulnerability disclosure. Self-host LAN deployments are out of scope of our published SLA — security depends on the operator's network and infra.

Facts

Kind: MCP server
Repo: engram-app/Engram
Group: Uncategorized
Stars: 10
Language: Elixir
Last push: 2026-10-11
Forks: 3
MCP Registry: io.github.engram-app/engram
Homepage: engram.page
Topics: elixir, knowledge-base, mcp, obsidian, phoenix, rag, vector-search