docs/integrations/claude-desktop

How to connect the Memory Read MCP Tool to Claude Desktop

Retrieves contextually stored facts from previous conversation blocks. This guide provides the exact configuration required to load the memory_read tool inside Claude Desktop.

Step 1: Open the configuration file

Locate and open your Claude Desktop configuration file at the following path:

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

Windows%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Step 2: Add the server config

Copy and paste the following JSON snippet into the file. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agenticstore": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["agentic-store-mcp", "--tools", "memory_read"]
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Try it out

Once restarted, ask Claude Desktop something like this to trigger the tool:

"What was the project root I told you to remember earlier?"

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