Memory MCP Server - Cursor Rules

This repository contains the Cursor rule document for integrating the HPKV Memory MCP Server with Cursor IDE. The Memory MCP Server provides long-term memory capabilities for LLMs in Cursor, allowing AI assistants to remember conversations across sessions.

What is this?

The Memory MCP Server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to give LLMs true long-term memory. This rule document enables Cursor IDE to:

Remember project structures and conventions across sessions
Recall user preferences for coding style and patterns
Reference previous explanations and decisions
Avoid hallucinating non-existent code and functions
Stop suggesting previously failed approaches

In short, it makes AI coding assistants in Cursor much more reliable by giving them access to persistent memory.

Adding to Cursor IDE

Create a free HPKV account and create an API Key in Dashboard.
Edit your mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hpkv-memory-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://memory-mcp.hpkv.io/sse"]
    }
  }
}

After adding the Memory MCP Server, you'll be prompted to login to your HPKV account. After that you can select the API key you generated.
Add the memory cursor rule to your project and set the rule type to Always.

Cursor Rule Document

The memory_tool_usage_guide.mdc file contains the rules that instruct Cursor's AI how to properly use the memory tools. It includes:

Guidelines for when to search memory before responding
Patterns for storing important information
Best practices for memory retrieval
Naming conventions for organizing memories

OAuth Troubleshooting

In certain situations, mcp-remote might have trouble refreshing your token and it consitantly generates new Client IDs that lead to the loop of trying to register a new Client ID, openning API Key selection page and goingback to generating a new Client ID. To fix this, disable the MCP server in Cursor, kill all mcp-remote processes and clear the .mcp-auth folder with a command similar to pkill -f mcp-remote && rm -rf ~/.mcp-auth and then re-enable it in Cursor. This should fix any authentication issue you were experiencing.

Learn More

For more information, check out our blog post about Memory MCP and the HPKV documentation.