MCP Configuration

CMK connects to Claude through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Cloud mode uses our hosted endpoint. No local server needed.

Claude Code

One command. Paste your API key from the dashboard.

terminal

claude mcp add cmk --url https://mcp.cmk.dev/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>"

Claude Desktop

Open Settings, then Developer, then Edit Config. Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cmk": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cmk.dev/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config file location by platform:

macOS~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows%APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json

Linux~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Self-hosted / local mode configuration

Run your own CMK server locally. Requires pip install claude-memory-kit.

Claude Code (local)

terminal

claude mcp add cmk -- cmk serve --port 7749

Claude Desktop (local)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cmk": {
      "command": "cmk",
      "args": ["serve", "--port", "7749"],
      "env": {
        "CMK_STORAGE": "local"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables (self-hosted only)

Variable	Description	Default
`CMK_STORAGE`	Storage mode: local or cloud	local
`CMK_API_KEY`	Your CMK API key (cloud mode via self-hosted server)	none
`CMK_PORT`	Server port	7749