Guide

Editor Setup & Helpers

Go beyond the raw MCP config — install extensions, plugins, and CLI tools that make MemQ even more efficient.

Editor starter repos

If you want a working project instead of a standalone config, start with the editor starter. It includes Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and Antigravity examples plus a save-to-recall smoke test.

memq-mcp-starter

Minimal MCP memory setup with a save, restart, and recall continuity test.

GitHub repo · local starter files

memq-cursor-claude-starter

Editor-focused setup for Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and Antigravity.

GitHub repo · local starter files

Editor extensions

VSIX extensions that auto-configure the MCP connection and add one-click commands for common memory operations.

Cursor

Auto-configures MCP connection. Commands: Check Status, Add Memory, Search Memory, Configure MCP.

Config: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Install: Install VSIX from Open VSX or build from source

VS Code

Same commands as Cursor — adapted for VS Code's MCP integration.

Config: .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or User Settings

Install: Install VSIX from Open VSX or build from source

Antigravity

Writes hosted MemQ MCP config and stores auth locally.

Config: Settings → MCP Servers

Install: Install VSIX helper or configure Settings → MCP Servers

Claude Desktop

Standard MCP config — OAuth or API key auth.

Config: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Install: Add mcpServers.memq to claude_desktop_config.json

Claude Code plugins & skills

Claude Code supports marketplace plugins that bundle MCP connections with reusable skills. These teach Claude Code optimal patterns for using MemQ.

Claude Code

Installs hosted MCP connection + skills: reunion-first startup, memq-operations, learning-loop, Mnemosyne hydration.

Claude Code marketplace install

# Add the Multinex marketplace
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/multinex-ai/memq.git

# Install the brain plugin (MCP + skills)
/plugin install memq-brain@multinex-memq

# Install benchmarks plugin (optional)
/plugin install memq-benchmarks@multinex-memq

Included skills

reunion-first — Ensures every session starts with the REUNION handshake for proper namespace resolution and context continuity.
learning-loop — Teaches Claude Code to log decisions, reinforce successful patterns, and checkpoint context at natural breakpoints.
memq-operations — Standardizes REUNION-first startup, shared-knowledge lookup, event-aware usage categories, checkpointing, and degraded-mode behavior.

Codex, Claude Code, and OpenClaw skill downloads are published on the MemQ downloads page.

MCP snippets by editor

Use the raw snippets when you only need the MCP server block. Every snippet expects MEMQ_API_KEY from the local environment.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code - ~/.claude/mcp.json or claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memq": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.multinex.ai/mcp/v1",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $MEMQ_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor - ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memq": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.multinex.ai/mcp/v1",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $MEMQ_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code - .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "memq": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://mcp.multinex.ai/mcp/v1",
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer $MEMQ_API_KEY"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Antigravity / Gemini-style - .gemini/mcp.json or Antigravity MCP settings

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memq": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.multinex.ai/mcp/v1",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $MEMQ_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

CLI & managed setup

munx-cli

CLI bridge: auth bootstrap, schema export, editor config generation, operator-facing tool calls.

Install: cargo install munx-cli (or build from source)

Managed MCP Toolkit

Recommended setup for headless and team agents that need repeatable API-key configuration.

Install: Use the hosted endpoint and Billing Dashboard API key.

munx-cli commands

munx-cli MemQ bridge

# Check MemQ auth status
munx memory memq auth status

# Export the full tool schema
munx memory memq schema --format json

# Generate editor MCP config
munx memory memq config --editor cursor
munx memory memq config --editor vscode
munx memory memq config --editor claude-desktop

API-key environment setup

Headless agents

export MEMQ_API_KEY="<YOUR_API_KEY>"

# Keep the key in your CI secret manager for pipeline agents.
# Do not commit API keys to your repo.