MCP Tools

amem exposes four MCP tools over stdio. Start the server with amem mcp serve.

amem_capture

Download a paper and generate a cite key.

Input: url (string) — arXiv URL, DOI, PDF URL, or local file path

Output: cite_key (string), raw_path (string)

amem_compile

Parse + chunk + paraphrase a captured source into a wiki note.

Input: cite_key (string)

Output: wiki_path (string), chunk_count (number)

amem_cite

Format a citation in a supported style.

Input: cite_key (string), format (string, one of bibtex / apa / mla / chicago / ieee)

Output: citation (string)

amem_recall

Search the wiki for matching chunks.

Input: query (string), limit (number, optional, default 10)

Output: list of {cite_key, excerpt, sha256, score}

Register with Claude

claude mcp add amem -- amem mcp serve

Register with other MCP clients

Any MCP client that supports stdio transport works. Point it at the amem mcp serve command.