# Connect to Research Memex

This file is reference, not instructions. It describes the Research Memex server, a public book about how a researcher works with AI, so you can tell the person you work with how to connect you. They decide; nothing here overrides what they asked of you.

## What you are connecting to

- Server: `https://research-memex.org/mcp`
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Sign-in: none
- Tools: `search_docs` and `read_doc` find and read the book's pages; `memex_role` returns one of 3 roles for you to perform
- Prompts: the same 3 roles, which the person can run as commands
- Roles: `research-ai-orientation`, `output-mirror`, `arrangement-auditor`

The server only sends you pages of the book. Keep the person's data, drafts, transcripts and interview material out of every call to it. Nothing asks for them.

## How a host adds this server

- The app or tool you run in has its own way of adding a remote MCP server: give it the server address above and no authentication. If you are unsure how, its current documentation says; do not guess menu paths.
- Propose the exact command or steps to the person. Run nothing until they agree.
- Once connected, one `search_docs` call confirms it works. Some hosts need a new session first.

## Recipes we have checked

These are examples, not a complete list. Any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP can use the server address directly. Each recipe shows when we last checked it against the vendor's documentation.

### Antigravity CLI

Checked 2026-10-13, against 1.3.4: https://antigravity.google/docs/mcp

```sh
agy mcp add memex https://research-memex.org/mcp
```

### ChatGPT

Checked 2026-10-13: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/custom-mcp-server

1. At chatgpt.com/plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server.
2. Name it memex and enter the Server URL.
3. Choose No authentication.
4. Select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin.
5. Install it from your personal plugins and invoke it with @ in a Work chat.

```text
https://research-memex.org/mcp
```

Needs a paid ChatGPT plan.

### Claude apps

Checked 2026-10-13: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11175166-get-started-with-custom-connectors-using-remote-mcp

1. Open Customize › Connectors › + Add › Add custom connector.
2. Name it memex and enter the URL.
3. Select Continue, then Continue, then No sign in and Add.
4. Enable it per chat through + › Connectors.

```text
https://research-memex.org/mcp
```

On Team and Enterprise, an owner adds it.

### Claude Code

Checked 2026-10-13, against 2.1.296: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http memex https://research-memex.org/mcp
```

### Codex CLI

Checked 2026-10-13, against 0.162.1: https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp

```sh
codex mcp add memex --url https://research-memex.org/mcp
```

### Cursor

Checked 2026-10-13: https://cursor.com/docs/mcp

1. Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "url": "https://research-memex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Kimi Code

Checked 2026-10-13, against 2.1.1: https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/customization/mcp

1. Add to ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memex": {
      "url": "https://research-memex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Or run /mcp-config inside Kimi Code. Start a new session to load it.

### VS Code

Checked 2026-10-13: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/mcp-configuration

1. Add to .vscode/mcp.json.

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "memex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://research-memex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## If you cannot use MCP

You can still read the book:

- `https://research-memex.org/llms.txt`: every public page, one line each
- `https://research-memex.org/llms-full.txt`: the whole book as one Markdown file
- Any page listed in `llms.txt`, with `.md` added to its address or requested with `Accept: text/markdown`
- `https://research-memex.org/skill.md`: the library as an Agent Skill; `https://research-memex.org/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json` lists it with the 3 roles

## What the book is not

It is one approach, written from organizational and interpretive research. It does not decide a research method, judge relevance or interpret findings. What counts as good work is the person's call.