Setup

Install

npm install -g mindpm

Or run from source:

git clone https://github.com/umitkavala/mindpm.git
cd mindpm
npm install
npm run build

Configure your MCP client

All clients use the same JSON format — just different config file locations. They all share the same ~/.mindpm/memory.db, so you can switch tools mid-project without losing context.

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add mindpm -e MINDPM_DB_PATH=~/.mindpm/memory.db -- npx -y mindpm

Claude Desktop — claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindpm": {
      "command": "mindpm",
      "env": {
        "MINDPM_DB_PATH": "~/.mindpm/memory.db",
        "MINDPM_PORT": "3131"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor — .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindpm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mindpm"],
      "env": {
        "MINDPM_DB_PATH": "~/.mindpm/memory.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code + Copilot — .vscode/mcp.json in your project root

{
  "servers": {
    "mindpm": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mindpm"],
      "env": {
        "MINDPM_DB_PATH": "~/.mindpm/memory.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline — Add via VS Code settings → Cline → MCP Servers, or edit cline_mcp_settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindpm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mindpm"],
      "env": {
        "MINDPM_DB_PATH": "~/.mindpm/memory.db"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf — Settings → Cascade → MCP, using the same JSON structure as Cline above.

Using mindpm with any LLM

On first run, mindpm writes ~/.mindpm/AGENT.md — a ready-to-paste system prompt that tells your LLM how to use mindpm proactively. Paste its contents into your client's custom instructions or system prompt box.

You can also call the get_agent_instructions tool at any time to retrieve the instructions.

Start Using

That's it. The LLM now has access to mindpm tools. Just start talking about your projects.

Storage

Default: ~/.mindpm/memory.db

Override with MINDPM_DB_PATH or PROJECT_MEMORY_DB_PATH environment variable.

Database and tables are created automatically on first run. Before a migration changes an existing database, the server saves a copy next to it: <db>.pre-2.0.0 before the 2.0.0 tasks-table rebuild, <db>.pre-3.0.0 before the 3.0.0 verification tables, <db>.pre-3.1.0 before the 3.1.0 per-project verification setting. An existing backup is never overwritten.

Verifier keys are stored only as SHA-256 hashes.