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MemoryGraph MCP Leaves Memories Hard to Find

MemoryGraph is a local-first MCP server that stores AI assistant memories in a searchable knowledge graph. This Reddit thread spotlights rough edges in visibility and setup, especially in LM Studio on Windows: get_memory works by ID while search_memory, recall_memory, and recent-activity counts still come back empty.

// ANALYSIS

–Local-first memory only works if the surface area is trustworthy. MemoryGraph looks promising under the hood, but this thread shows how easily setup friction and weak observability can make a healthy backend feel broken.
–The docs say MemoryGraph defaults to SQLite and keeps data local unless you opt into cloud or another graph backend, so an empty activity view is more likely a retrieval/indexing issue than missing storage.
–Windows users are especially exposed to launcher friction; the memorygraph.exe workaround shows how much the client path and binary resolution matter.
–If get_memory works while search_memory and recall_memory fail, the memory index is the problem the user actually experiences, even if the raw data is present.
–Broad MCP support is a strength, but LM Studio, Claude, Cursor, and VS Code each add their own setup and debugging surface.

// TAGS

memorygraphmcpsearchagentself-hostedopen-source

DISCOVERED

20d ago

2026-03-22

PUBLISHED

20d ago

2026-03-22

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

AUTHOR

Kamushii--