How do I install Stashpad?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Stashpad need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: STASHPAD_DIR, STASHPAD_PASSPHRASE.

What transport does Stashpad use?

Stashpad runs locally over stdio.

When was Stashpad last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Local memory for any AI agent: Markdown files with sources, a review queue and search.

Stashpad MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

STASHPAD_DIR — Folder where the memories live (default: ./.stashpad/memories in the working folder)
STASHPAD_PASSPHRASE — Only for a store encrypted with 'stashpad encrypt'

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1STASHPAD_DIR=<value> STASHPAD_PASSPHRASE=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.laaielichter-stashpad -- npx -y stashpad@0.3.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.laaielichter-stashpad": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "STASHPAD_DIR": "<value>",11        "STASHPAD_PASSPHRASE": "<secret>"12      }13    }14  }15}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.3.0
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Stashpad

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Stashpad?

Does Stashpad need an API key?

What transport does Stashpad use?

When was Stashpad last checked?

Documentation