Set up Memory MCP in Continue

Enable persistent memory for Claude through a knowledge graph. Store and retrieve entities, relations, and observations across sessions.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: memory-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

No environment variables needed. Memory MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.

Restart Continue. Memory MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 6 tools available.

This server adds approximately 3,090 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.