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claude-mem Install (Cursor)

A concise skill for installing and configuring the claude-mem memory layer on Cursor with either a local or remote worker.

UtilitiesIntermediate★ 93,027⑂ 8,178AI score 8/10Last updated: Sep 2, 2026

What it does

  • Gives the exact commands to install claude-mem for Cursor.
  • Separates two paths: local worker (default) and remote worker (your own host or cmem.ai).
  • Helps pick the observer inference mode: remote (openrouter / cmem.ai) or local host-login (--provider host).
  • Points to the MCP endpoints (claude-mem-local, claude-mem-remote) and the CLAUDE_MEM_MCP_TOKEN plugin variable.
  • Includes operational caveats: port collisions (macOS worker often 37777, shim uses 37778) and never restarting a healthy worker because of its RAM queue.

Who it's for

  • Developers using Cursor who want persistent memory across sessions.
  • Teams hosting a shared remote worker for multiple machines.
  • Privacy-minded users who prefer local host-login inference over external APIs.

Examples

  1. "Install claude-mem on Cursor" → runs npx claude-mem install --ide cursor and verifies the local MCP connection.
  2. "Point it at my server https://mem.example.com" → uses --runtime server --server-url ... and sets CLAUDE_MEM_MCP_TOKEN.
  3. "Use my host login instead of a remote API" → configures --provider host with the loopback shim on port 37778.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the claude-mem-cursor/skills/install folder from the GitHub repo thedotmack/claude-mem into my ~/.claude/skills/claude-mem-install/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-mem/claude-mem-cursor/skills/install ~/.claude/skills/claude-mem-install

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and confirm Node.js (with npx) and Cursor are installed.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-mem/claude-mem-cursor/skills/install ~/.claude/skills/claude-mem-install
  5. Restart Claude Code (or the Claude integration in Cursor) and ask "install claude-mem on Cursor" to trigger the skill.
  6. Follow the guidance: run npx claude-mem install --ide cursor, and if using a remote worker, set the CLAUDE_MEM_MCP_TOKEN plugin variable.
View source on GitHub ↗License: Apache-2.0