MCP server

Tribal

io.github.tribal-memory/tribal

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC · Checked against OSV.dev for malware and vulnerabilities; never run by us

Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP for an engineering team's tacit knowledge. Needs Postgres.

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Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Runs on your computer

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC

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Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. It then runs the package on your computer with your permissions. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add tribal --env TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL=YOUR_VALUE --env TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE=YOUR_VALUE --env TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME=YOUR_VALUE -- docker run -i --rm -e TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL -e TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE -e TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1

Claude Desktop

{"mcpServers":{"tribal":{"command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","-e","TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME","ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"],"env":{"TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.tribal]
command = "docker"
args = ["run","-i","--rm","-e","TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME","ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"]
env = { TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL = "YOUR_VALUE", TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE = "YOUR_VALUE", TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME = "YOUR_VALUE" }

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"tribal":{"command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","-e","TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME","ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"],"env":{"TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"tribal":{"command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","-e","TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME","ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"],"env":{"TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"tribal":{"type":"stdio","command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","-e","TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE","-e","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME","ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"],"env":{"TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE":"YOUR_VALUE","TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME":"YOUR_VALUE"}}}}

Runs on your computer with your permissions: check the package and its source before installing. Replace YOUR_VALUE with your own TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL, TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE, TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME.

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