Installation

Installation

Via Plugin Marketplace

# 1. Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add mironmax/claude-plugins-marketplace

# 2. Install the plugin
/plugin install memory@maxim-plugins

# 3. Add CLAUDE.md instructions (critical step — see below)

# 4. Install global command (optional but recommended)
bash ~/.claude/plugins/memory/install_command.sh

# 5. Restart Claude Code

The CLAUDE.md Template (Don't Skip This)

The plugin ships a template that tells Claude to auto-load the knowledge graph at session start. Without it, you'll need to manually call tools each session.

If you don't have ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md yet:

cp ~/.claude/plugins/memory/templates/CLAUDE.md ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

If you already have ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md: Manually append the content from ~/.claude/plugins/memory/templates/CLAUDE.md to your existing file.

The template includes:

• Session start hook (kg_read() + kg_register_session())
• Capture guidelines and compression rules
• Self-reflection triggers
• Memory trace instructions
• Skill routing (/skill scout, /skill extract, /skill memory)

Enable Auto-Approval (Optional)

By default, Claude Code will ask permission for each MCP tool call. To skip these prompts, add permissions to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_read",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_register_session",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_put_node",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_put_edge",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_sync",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_delete_node",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_delete_edge",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_recall",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_progress_get",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_progress_set",
      "mcp__plugin_memory_kg__kg_session_stats"
    ]
  }
}

If you already have a settings.json, merge these into your existing permissions.allow array. Don't paste the whole block — you'll get duplicate keys.

Verify Installation

# Start the server
kg-memory start

# Check it's running
kg-memory status

# Should return JSON health response
curl http://127.0.0.1:8765/health

Common Issues

"kg-memory: command not found"

• Run bash ~/.claude/plugins/memory/install_command.sh
• Make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH
• Add export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" to your shell rc file

Server won't start

• Check if port 8765 is already in use: lsof -i :8765
• Check Python venv exists: ls ~/.claude/plugins/cache/maxim-plugins/memory/latest/server/venv/
• Check logs: cat /tmp/mcp_server.log

Tools not appearing in Claude Code

• Verify .mcp.json points to http://127.0.0.1:8765/
• Restart Claude Code after installation
• Check server is running: kg-memory status

Claude doesn't auto-load graph

• Verify ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md exists and contains the template content
• The template must include kg_read() and kg_register_session() instructions

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Claude Code with MCP plugin support
• No external services, databases, or API keys needed