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ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp

Name: ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp
Author: Various

Local-first MCP server + CLI giving terminal AI agents an endless, low-token memory via Anchored Compacting

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About ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp

A local-first MCP server and CLI that provides terminal-based AI agents with a low-token memory system via Anchored Compacting. It stores compressed memory snapshots locally, reducing token usage for long-running agent interactions.

Best for

Developers building local-first terminal AI agents who need low-token memory persistence.

Use cases

Persisting agent context across terminal sessions
Reducing token costs in AI-assisted development workflows
Enabling local memory for offline-capable CLI agents

Notes

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-07-01. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Saves tokens by compressing and archiving memory locally
Works offline with no cloud dependency
Lightweight TypeScript implementation

Cons

Limited community adoption (zero stars and no documentation)
Unproven reliability of Anchored Compacting algorithm
Requires manual CLI integration into existing agent setups

Key facts

What we have checked

Days since the last commit: 117; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub forks: 0; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
GitHub stars: 0; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Open issues: 0; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub
Releases in the last 90 days: 0; Checked 26 Oct 2026GitHub

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npm install -g zipmem-mcp

Tools exposed

zipmem_load_memory
zipmem_checkpoint
zipmem_save_and_compact

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Code

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zipmem-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "zipmem-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install

Add ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp to your client

Not verified yet

No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.

Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.

Works with

What ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp connects to

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Health and security

Is ahmetakyurt/zipmem-mcp looked after, and what do its setup files show

Health score

28 out of 100

Does someone look after this repository? It does not say the code is good or safe. Worked out from GitHub signals checked 26 Oct 2026. How it is worked out

Part	Points	What we saw
Recent activity	22.2 of 30	Last push 117 days ago
Releases	0 of 15	0 releases in 90 days
Issue replies	Not counted	The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off)
Maintainer	0 of 15	Owned by a single user
Official source	0 of 20	Community server

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