memocean-mcp
Local-first AI Memory MCP server for AI agents to search and manage knowledge stored in Obsidian vaults, optimized for CJK languages with zero AI dependency.
README
memocean-mcp — Local-first AI Memory MCP Server

A local MCP server for AI agents to search and manage knowledge stored in Obsidian vaults. Built for CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) developers — 94.4% Hit@5 on Chinese queries with zero AI components required.
Core features:
- BM25/INSTR hybrid search — CJK-optimized, pure SQLite, no embeddings needed
- CLSC sonar compression — 92.5% token reduction (13x compression) on Obsidian notes
- Temporal knowledge graph — entity-relationship store with non-destructive invalidation
- Cross-agent memory sharing — multiple agents share one
memory.db - FATQ task queue — File-Atomic Task Queue for agent coordination
Quick Start
pip install memocean-mcp
Add to Claude Desktop / Claude Code .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"memocean": {
"command": "memocean-mcp",
"env": {
"MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT": "/path/to/your/obsidian/vault"
}
}
}
}
Or register with Claude Code CLI:
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT=/path/to/vault claude mcp add memocean memocean-mcp
Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT |
~/Documents/Obsidian Vault |
Root of your Obsidian vault |
MEMOCEAN_DATA_DIR |
~/.memocean |
Data directory (databases, task queue) |
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_PATH |
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT/Ocean |
Ocean subdirectory for full-text search |
MEMOCEAN_SKILLS_DIR |
MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT/Ocean/Pearl/skills |
Skills markdown directory |
MEMOCEAN_USE_GBRAIN |
false |
Enable GBrain hybrid search delegate |
KNN_ENABLED |
false |
Enable BGE-m3 KNN vector search |
ENABLE_QUERY_EXPANSION |
unset | Enable Haiku query expansion (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) |
ENABLE_HAIKU_RERANKER |
unset | Enable Haiku LLM reranker |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
unset | Required only for AI-assisted features above |
Backward-compat: CHANNELLAB_BOTS_ROOT → MEMOCEAN_DATA_DIR, CHANNELLAB_OCEAN_VAULT_ROOT → MEMOCEAN_VAULT_ROOT.
Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
memocean_search |
Unified search across Radar (sonar index) + message history. Default entry point. |
memocean_radar_search |
Search CLSC sonar index — fast keyword search, ~13% of verbatim token cost. |
memocean_seabed_get |
Retrieve full content by slug (verbatim or sonar mode). |
memocean_ocean_search |
Full-text search over Ocean vault .md files via ripgrep. |
memocean_messages_search |
BM25 search over cross-agent message history. |
memocean_kg_query |
Query the temporal knowledge graph by entity name. |
memocean_skill_list |
List or retrieve approved skills from the skill library. |
memocean_task_create |
Create a task in the FATQ pending queue (agent coordination). |
memocean_ingest_file |
Ingest local file (PDF/DOCX/XLSX/HTML/CSV/JSON) into Radar via MarkItDown. |
memocean_report_store |
Store a verbatim markdown report into Ocean vault Reports folder. |
Search Architecture
Two-path retrieval, zero AI dependency by default:
CJK query → SQLite INSTR on radar.clsc → ranked by match_count
EN query → FTS5 BM25 → fallback to INSTR on miss
Benchmark (pure BM25/INSTR, no AI):
| Dataset | Language | Hit@5 |
|---|---|---|
| Internal corpus | Chinese (mixed) | 94.4% |
| DRCD | Traditional Chinese | 91.9% |
| CMRC | Simplified Chinese | 93.3% |
| BEIR SciFact | English | 70.7% |
CLSC Sonar Compression
CLSC (Closet Lossy Summary for Chinese) extracts each document into a compact single-line sonar entry. Format:
[SLUG|ENTITIES|topics|"key_quote"|WEIGHT|EMOTIONS|FLAGS]
Compression ratio: 1,716,211 raw tokens → 129,529 sonar tokens = 13x (92.5% reduction).
Requirements
- Python 3.11+
- SQLite 3.35+
- Optional:
markitdown[all]for file ingestion - Optional:
anthropicpackage for AI-assisted features (query expansion, reranking)
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Acknowledgements
Built on MemPalace (dual-layer architecture, AAAK skeleton format) and inspired by GBrain (Compiled Truth + Dream Cycle design).
推荐服务器
Baidu Map
百度地图核心API现已全面兼容MCP协议,是国内首家兼容MCP协议的地图服务商。
Playwright MCP Server
一个模型上下文协议服务器,它使大型语言模型能够通过结构化的可访问性快照与网页进行交互,而无需视觉模型或屏幕截图。
Magic Component Platform (MCP)
一个由人工智能驱动的工具,可以从自然语言描述生成现代化的用户界面组件,并与流行的集成开发环境(IDE)集成,从而简化用户界面开发流程。
Audiense Insights MCP Server
通过模型上下文协议启用与 Audiense Insights 账户的交互,从而促进营销洞察和受众数据的提取和分析,包括人口统计信息、行为和影响者互动。
VeyraX
一个单一的 MCP 工具,连接你所有喜爱的工具:Gmail、日历以及其他 40 多个工具。
graphlit-mcp-server
模型上下文协议 (MCP) 服务器实现了 MCP 客户端与 Graphlit 服务之间的集成。 除了网络爬取之外,还可以将任何内容(从 Slack 到 Gmail 再到播客订阅源)导入到 Graphlit 项目中,然后从 MCP 客户端检索相关内容。
Kagi MCP Server
一个 MCP 服务器,集成了 Kagi 搜索功能和 Claude AI,使 Claude 能够在回答需要最新信息的问题时执行实时网络搜索。
e2b-mcp-server
使用 MCP 通过 e2b 运行代码。
Neon MCP Server
用于与 Neon 管理 API 和数据库交互的 MCP 服务器
Exa MCP Server
模型上下文协议(MCP)服务器允许像 Claude 这样的 AI 助手使用 Exa AI 搜索 API 进行网络搜索。这种设置允许 AI 模型以安全和受控的方式获取实时的网络信息。