Persistent Context MCP Server

@corbyjames/persistent-context-mcp

AI memory management and context persistence system with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Claude Desktop and other AI assistants.

🌟 Features

• Persistent Context Storage: Store and retrieve conversation contexts using Neo4j graph database
• MCP Server Integration: Full compatibility with Claude Desktop via Model Context Protocol
• Web UI: Interactive dashboard for managing contexts and visualizing relationships
• Multi-Storage Support: Neo4j for graph relationships, file system for backups
• AI Integration: Optional OpenAI/Anthropic API support for semantic search
• Docker/Podman Support: Containerized deployment options
• CLI Tool: Global command-line interface for easy management

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Install globally
npm install -g @corbyjames/persistent-context-mcp

# Or using npx (no installation required)
npx @corbyjames/persistent-context-mcp init

Initialize Configuration

# Interactive setup
persistent-context init

# With Claude Desktop integration
persistent-context init --claude

# With Docker configuration
persistent-context init --docker

Start Services

# Start Neo4j database
persistent-context neo4j start

# Start MCP server
persistent-context start

# Start with UI
persistent-context start --ui

# Or run as daemon
persistent-context start --daemon

🔧 Claude Desktop Integration

Automatic Setup

persistent-context claude-setup

This will automatically configure Claude Desktop to use the MCP server.

Manual Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "persistent-context": {
      "command": "persistent-context",
      "args": ["start"],
      "env": {
        "PORT": "3000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Restart Claude Desktop after configuration.

🐳 Docker/Podman Deployment

Using Docker

# Generate docker-compose.yml
persistent-context container docker

# Start services
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

Using Podman

# Generate podman-compose.yml
persistent-context container podman

# Start services
podman-compose up -d

# View logs
podman-compose logs -f

Pre-built Docker Image

docker run -d \
  --name persistent-context \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -p 5173:5173 \
  -e NEO4J_URI=bolt://neo4j:7687 \
  -e NEO4J_USER=neo4j \
  -e NEO4J_PASSWORD=password \
  corbyjames/persistent-context-mcp:latest

📁 Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project directory:

# Neo4j Configuration
NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
NEO4J_USER=neo4j
NEO4J_PASSWORD=password

# Server Configuration
PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=production
LOG_LEVEL=info

# Data Storage
DATA_DIR=~/.persistent-context
BACKUP_DIR=~/.persistent-context/backups

# Optional: AI Integration
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key

# Security - Store in secure vault for production
SECRETS_PATH=~/.persistent-context/secrets

Secrets Management

For production deployments, we recommend storing secrets using:

• AWS Secrets Manager

  aws secretsmanager create-secret \
    --name persistent-context/neo4j \
    --secret-string '{"password":"secure-password"}'
  

• Azure Key Vault

  az keyvault secret set \
    --vault-name mykeyvault \
    --name neo4j-password \
    --value "secure-password"
  

• HashiCorp Vault

  vault kv put secret/persistent-context \
    neo4j_password="secure-password"
  

• Kubernetes Secrets

  kubectl create secret generic persistent-context \
    --from-literal=neo4j-password=secure-password
  

🖥️ CLI Commands

Core Commands

# Initialize configuration
persistent-context init [options]
  --claude    Setup for Claude Desktop
  --docker    Generate Docker config
  --podman    Generate Podman config

# Start MCP server
persistent-context start [options]
  -d, --daemon    Run as daemon
  --ui            Also start the UI

# Start web UI
persistent-context ui [options]
  -p, --port    UI port (default: 5173)

# Manage Neo4j
persistent-context neo4j <action>
  start    Start Neo4j container
  stop     Stop Neo4j container
  status   Check Neo4j status

# Setup Claude Desktop
persistent-context claude-setup

# Generate container config
persistent-context container <runtime>
  docker    Generate docker-compose.yml
  podman    Generate podman-compose.yml

Short Alias

You can also use the short alias pcmcp:

pcmcp init
pcmcp